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"True Jersey blues" : the Civil War letters of Lucien A. Voorhees and William Mackenzie Thompson, 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers / Dominick Mazzagetti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mazzagetti, Dominick A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--New Jersey--Hunterdon County--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- New Jersey--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- New Jersey.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- United States.
- Hunterdon County (N.J.)--Biography.
- Hunterdon County (N.J.).
- New Jersey--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865).
- Voorhees, Lucien A., -1864--Correspondence.
- Voorhees, Lucien A.
- Thompson, William McKenzie, -1864--Correspondence.
- Thompson, William McKenzie.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book tells the story of two Civil War soldiers from Hunterdon County serving with the Army of the Potomac through letters written to hometown newspapers. Their vivid accounts of life on the march, fierce firefights, and everyday occupations convey a true sense of the Civil War as experienced by the men enlisted to fight. The letters from cover the period from the muster of the 15th Regiment at Flemington (August 1862) through the combat deaths of both writers at Spotsylvania (May 1864).
- Contents:
- Contents; Ode to the 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Excerpt from a Letter; Preface; 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Time Line, 1862-1865; Chapter 1: The 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Chapter 2: Life in Camp; Chapter 3: Fredericksburg; Chapter 4: Politics; Chapter 5: Gettysburg; Chapter 6: Dangerous and Unpleasant Duty; Chapter 7: Officers, Generals, and President Lincoln; Chapter 8: Pleasant Distractions; Chapter 9: To Higher Callings; Chapter 10: Glory; Bibliography; Letter Index; Topic Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-68393-970-0
- 1-283-05480-9
- 9786613054807
- 1-61147-003-X
- OCLC:
- 711748996
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