Three Years in the Army of the Cumberland - Hardcover

Connolly, James A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0527190004 ISBN 13: 9780527190002

Publisher: Periodicals Service Co, 1959

Synopsis

..". offers an unsurpassed chronicle of the war in the West." --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

"This eyewitness account brings a better understanding to a conflict that brought a nation to its knees." --Historical Media Review

..". an exceptional Civil War narrative. It has value for the military and literary historian." --War, Literature, and the Arts

The letters and diary of Major James Austin Connolly, 123rd Illinois Infantry, constitute an unsurpassed record of Civil War campaigning in the West. Connolly had a flair for narrative, an eye for people and places, and a smooth and facile style. His accounts offer a realistic picture of day-to-day soldiering in the Civil War--of rough, spare living in the field, of boredom and fun in camp, of seemingly aimless scouts, and of the high excitement of battle.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The letters and diary of Major James Austin Connolly, 123rd Illinois Infantry, constitute an unsurpassed record Civil War campaigning in the West. Connolly had a flair for narrative, an eye for people and places, and a smooth and facile style.

About the Author:

PAUL ANGLE was Director and Secretary of the Chicago Historical Society. He was author of many books, including Mary Lincoln, Wife and Widow (with Carl Sandburg), Here I Have Lived: A History of Lincoln's Springfield, A Shelf of Lincoln's Books, and The Lincoln Reader.

About this edition

• Publisher: Periodicals Service Co
• Publication date: 1959
• ISBN 10: 0527190004
• ISBN 13: 9780527190002
• Binding: Hardcover