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Like grass before the scythe : the life and death of Sgt. William Remmel, 121st New York Infantry / edited by Robert Patrick Bender.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Remmel, William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--New York (State)--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- German American families--New York (State)--Devereaux.
- German American families.
- Immigrants--New York (State)--Devereaux--Biography.
- Immigrants.
- New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- New York (State).
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- United States.
- New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- Devereaux (N.Y.)--Biography.
- Devereaux (N.Y.).
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st (1861-1865).
- Remmel, William--Correspondence.
- Remmel, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Uncommonly articulate letters from a young German-American soldier with the Union forces. During a conflict that saw death visit many households in the land, this is the story of a young recruit's devotion to family and nation. William Remmel's letters cover more than two full years of service in the 121st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, from August 1862 to October of 1864. They provide details on military and social history in the eastern theater of operations and on the experience of the homefront in upstate New York among a largely immigran
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editorial Note; Introduction; 1. 1862: ""On Our Way for Washington""; 2. 1863: ""Like Grass before the Scythe""; 3. 1864: ""Should I Ever Return to Your Fireside""; Epilogue; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-8147-3
- OCLC:
- 320323352
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