A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country: The Selected Correspondence of John Rodgers Meigs, 1859-64 - Hardcover

Meigs, John Rodgers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0252030761 ISBN 13: 9780252030765

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2006

Synopsis

These letters and documents offers a glimpse into a young officer's interesting but short life. The book features the relationships between the headstrong John Rodgers Meigs and his family and friends; his eagerness to please his demanding parents; his West Point experiences; and his life as a combatant in the Civil War.

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Book Description:

A uniquely personal look at a devastating war

This collection of letters and documents offers a rare glimpse into a young officer’s interesting but short life. Mary A. Giunta’s A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country tells the story of the relationships between the headstrong John Rodgers Meigs and his family and friends; his heartwarming eagerness to please his demanding parents; his West Point experiences that include a meeting with Abraham Lincoln; and his life as a combatant in the Civil War.

John Rodgers Meigs was the son of Union Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs, and his official correspondence reveals much about his duties as a military engineer and aide-de-camp to Union generals. The private correspondence between him and his father and mother is especially compelling. Approximately forty of the letters were written in an early version of Pitman shorthand and are here transcribed for the first time. Collectively, they provide an intimate picture of the young Meigs, uncover the concerns of a family with high expectations, and offer a unique look at a devastating war.  

About the Author:

Mary A. Giunta was a historian with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission where she served in various administrative positions, and as project director and editor-in-chief of the Commission's project, The Emerging Nation: A Documentary History.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0252030761
• ISBN 13: 9780252030765
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Giunta Mary A.