Subdued by the sword : a line officer in the 121st New York Volunteers / James M. Greiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greiner, James M., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kidder, John S., 1830-1905.

Kidder, John S.

Kidder, John S., 1830-1905--Correspondence.

Kidder, Harriet, 1836-1922--Correspondence.

Kidder, Harriet.

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st (1861-1865).

United States.

Soldiers--New York (State)--Laurens--Biography.

Soldiers.

New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

New York (State).

New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

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

Laurens (N.Y.)--Biography.

Laurens (N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on previously unpublished letters written by John S. Kidder to his wife, Harriet, during the Civil War, James M. Greiner recounts the triumphs and tragedies endured by one New York family. Kidder, a carriage maker living in the rural village of Laurens, responded to President Lincoln's call in the summer of 1862 for more troops by personally recruiting over seventy men living nearby. Serving under Emory Upton, considered one of the most talented soldiers produced by the Union, Kidder was captain of Company I of the 121st New York Volunteers. The regiment saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. Kidder's letters home contain rich details of camp life, the difficulties of commanding men who had only recently been his neighbors, and the highs and lows associated with soldiering during the Civil War. They also reveal Harriet's struggle to maintain the family home and business due to the uncertainties of army pay.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

The New Americans: 1830–1862

“You Must Not Fret about Me”: November 1862–April 1863

“. . . A Most Terrible Battle”: May 1863–July 1863

“I Do Not Wish to Boast, but . . .”: August 1863–April 1864

“I rec’d a Severe Wound in the Face.”: May 1864

U.S. General Hospital, Annapolis, Maryland: May 1864–June 1864

Elmira Prison: July 1864–December 1864

“Victory is Ours”: January 1865–April 1865

Laurens, the Port Warden and Retirement: 1865–1905

Appendix A

Appendix B

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index.

ISBN:

9780791486139

0791486133

9781417537730

1417537736

OCLC:

61367814