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Civil War city : Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1861-1865, the training of an army / by William J. Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, William J., 1959-
- Standardized Title:
- Training of an army
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- United States. Army.
- History.
- Soldiers.
- Social conditions.
- Military training camps.
- Camp Curtin (Pa.)--History.
- Camp Curtin (Pa.).
- Military training camps--Pennsylvania--Harrisburg Region--History--19th century.
- Soldiers--Pennsylvania--Camp Curtin--Social conditions--19th century.
- United States. Army--Military life--History--19th century.
- Harrisburg Region (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Harrisburg Region (Pa.).
- Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania--Camp Curtin.
- Pennsylvania--Harrisburg Region.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Shippensburg, PA : White Mane Pub. Co., [2000]
- Summary:
- This book describes the background, training, and leisure time activities of the soldiers, and interaction there between war and society.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 "Reveille at the Dawn of Day" 1
- Chapter 2 "The Madness That Rules the Hour" 14
- Chapter 3 "The Colonel Seems to be Boss" 50
- Chapter 4 "I Have Not Pleasant Memories of Camp Curtin" 86
- Chapter 5 "Cripple Camp" 126
- Chapter 6 "The Entire Lot Would Not Have Amounted to a Row of Pins" 156
- Chapter 7 "May You Ever Be Marked As Brave Men" 190
- Chapter 8 "Classic Ground" 213
- Appendix I The Size of Camp Curtin in Relation to Other Northern Camps 237
- Appendix II Camp Curtin Memorial 239
- Appendix III Names and Designations of Companies, Battalions, and Regiments That Encamped in Camp Curtin, Camp Return, Camp Simmons or Any of the Other Camps or Forts in the Harrisburg Area, Including Capitol Hill and Other Sites Within the City Proper, 1861-1866 244.
- Notes:
- Originally published: The training of an army. c1990.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1572492376
- OCLC:
- 45317140
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