To battle for God and the right : the Civil War letterbooks of Emerson Opdycke / edited by Glenn V. Longacre and John E. Haas ; foreword by Peter Cozzens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Opdycke, Emerson.

Contributor:

Longacre, Glenn.

Haas, John E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Correspondence.

Generals.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Southwest, Old--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Southwest, Old.

Southwest, Old--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States. Army--Biography.

United States. Army of the Cumberland--Biography.

Opdycke, Emerson.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Emerson Opdycke, a lieutenant with the 41st Ohio Infantry and later a commander of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, won fame at the Battle of Franklin when his brigade saved the Union Army from defeat. He also played pivotal roles in some of the major battles of the western theater, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge. Opdycke's wartime letters to his wife, Lucy, offer the immediacy of the action as it unfolded and provide a glimpse into the day-to-day life of a soldier. Viewing the conflict with the South as a battle between the rights of states and loyalty to the Union, his letters reveal his dislike of slavery, devotion to the Union, disdain for military ineptitude, and opinions of combat strategies and high-ranking officers. A thorough introduction by editors Glenn V. Longacre and John E. Haas and a foreword by Peter Cozzens provide additional historical context and biographical information.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Peter Cozzens""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Editorial Method""; ""Introduction""; ""1. ""To Battle for God, and the Right"" August 31, 1861-February 13, 1862""; ""2. ""I Am Sick of Doing Nothing"" February 15, 1862-March 31, 1862""; ""3. ""On Ground Made Red"" April 12, 1862-April 29, 1862""; ""4. ""Halleck Out Witted"" May 12, 1862-August 10, 1862""; ""5. ""I Am Proud of the Regt."" December 31, 1862-February 10, 1863""; ""6. ""A Very Pretty, Wealthy, Secesh Place"" February 14, 1863-June 23, 1863""

""7. ""The Roads Are Awful"" June 29, 1863-September 21, 1863""""8. ""They Can Kill Us, nut Never Whip Us"" September 23, 1863-September 30, 1863""; ""9. ""Cruel War"" October 1, 1863-October 25, 1863""; ""10. ""I Sacrificed My Personal Ambition"" October 28, 1863-November 28, 1863""; ""11. ""I Am Sick of Being under Potomac Generals"" November 29, 1863-January 25, 1864""; ""Illustrations follow page 158""; ""12. ""We Are in God's Hands"" March 31, 1864-May 3, 1864""; ""13. ""Under Fire"" May 5, 1864-June 9, 1864""; ""14. ""How Long Oh Lord How Long"" June 22, 1864-July 1, 1864""

""15. ""In Sight of Atlanta"" July 4, 1864-August 3, 1864""""16. ""Such a Sea of Blood"" August 6, 1864-September 7, 1864""; ""17. ""An Important Captured City"" September 9, 1864-September 24, 1864""; ""18. ""Hood Is Making Desperate Efforts"" September 26, 1864-November 1, 1864""; ""19. ""Fight Whenever and Whereever You Think Best"" November 3, 1864-December 13, 1864""; ""20. ""Brilliant Victories"" December 17, 1864-January 6, 1865""; ""21. ""I Cannot Remain Away from You and the Boy Any Longer"" January 8, 1865-March 28, 1865""

""22. ""Broken Limbs and Bleeding Hearts"" March 30, 1865-June 14, 1865""""23. ""Homeward Bound"" June 17, 1865-August 29, 1865""; ""Appendixes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-319) and index.

ISBN:

9786613930729

9781283618274

1283618273

9780252092039

0252092031

OCLC:

811410310