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Soldiering with Sherman : Civil War letters of George F. Cram / edited by Jennifer Cain Bohrnstedt ; introduction by Orville Vernon Burton.
Van Pelt Library E505.5 105th .C73 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928--Correspondence.
- Cram, George Franklin.
- Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928.
- United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865).
- United States.
- Soldiers.
- History.
- Regimental histories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- Illinois.
- Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Soldiers--Illinois--Correspondence.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Correspondence.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal correspondence.
- Physical Description:
- xxviii, 210 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- DeKalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- -- Sergeant George Cram's letters unveil a young man's reflections as he advances with Sherman's army through the Confederacy. With the 105th Illinois Infantry Regiment Volunteers, Cram -- a highly literate college student who carried a copy of Shakespeare in his knapsack -- vividly recounts spectacles of bloodshed, hardship, and campsite camaraderie.
- Contents:
- 1 "Citizens No Longer" Wyanet, July 9
- Frankfort, October 20, 1862 3
- 2 "If You Examine the Map" Bowling Green, November 7
- Scottsville, November 23, 1862 12
- 3 "The Gentlemen's Tent" Gallatin, November 30
- South Tunnel, Dcember 25, 1862 19
- 4 "Asleep in Jesus" South Tunnel, January 1
- Gallatin, February 15, 1863 32
- 5 "I Would Prefer a Copy of Shakespeare" Gallatin, April 4
- Nashville, October 10, 1863 43
- 6 "What Can't Be Cured Must Be Endured" Nashville, October 28, 1863
- February 7, 1864 57
- 7 "The Big Brigade" Shelbyville, February 14
- Lookout Valley, April 29, 1864 75
- 8 "It Was Every Man for Himself" Gordons Mills, May 3
- Battlefield, June 19, 1864 93
- 9 "Perfect Terror" Marietta, June 25
- near Atlanta, July 31, 1864 111
- 10 "The Very Air Seems Full of Death and Destruction" Near Atlanta, August 4
- Atlanta, October 23, 1864 130
- 11 "Terrible Havoc Among the Citizens" Near Atlanta, October 30, 1864
- Raleigh, April 19, 1865 145
- 12 "Extremely Well Paid for the Trip" Raleigh, April 28
- Washington, D.C., June 1, 1865 164
- Appendix "Reminiscences: The Battle of Resaca" 175.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0875802613
- OCLC:
- 43095946
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