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Fear was not in him : the Civil War letters of Major General Francis C. Barlow, U.S.A. / edited by Christian G. Samito.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barlow, Francis C. (Francis Channing), 1834-1896.
- Series:
- North's Civil War.
- The North's Civil War series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barlow, Francis C. (Francis Channing), 1834-1896--Correspondence.
- Barlow, Francis C.
- United States. Army--Biography.
- United States.
- Generals--United States--Correspondence.
- Generals.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in battles at Fair Oaks, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. Barlow's war correspondence not only provide a rich description of his experiences in these actions but also offer insight into a civilian learning the realities of war and the burdens of command. Barlow was well connected with many eminent figures of his time, having such friends as Dr. Samuel G. Howe, Ralph W. Emerson, Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., and John M. Forbes, and Winslow Homer. Barlow's letters help fill a gap in Civil War scholarship by providing a valuable window into Northern intellectual responses to the war.
- Contents:
- Fear Was Not In Him; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: 1861: ''A surprising change from the delicate life of New York''; Chapter 2: 1862: ''I was in the thickest of it at the head of my Regt.''; Chapter 3: 1863: ''I did not expect to get out alive''; Chapter 4: 1864: ''We have been in a most terrible whirl of marching + picket fighting''; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index; Other Books in Fordham's The North's Civil War Series
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-238) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8232-4167-X
- 9780823295500
- OCLC:
- 191934659
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