1 option
Their patriotic duty : the Civil War letters of the Evans family of Brown County, Ohio edited by Robert F. Engs & Corey M. Brooks ; original transcriptions by Joseph Shelton Evans, Jr
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Family History Room Fa 929.2 E92e 2007
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brown County (Ohio)--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Brown County (Ohio).
- Evans, Andrew, 1809-1879--Correspondence.
- Evans, Andrew.
- Evans, Samuel, 1834-1910--Correspondence.
- Evans, Samuel.
- Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- Ohio.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Brown County (Ohio)--Biography.
- United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 70th (1861-1865).
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 59th (1864-1866).
- Soldiers--Ohio--Brown County--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- Evans family--Correspondence.
- Evans family.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 410 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2007.
- Contents:
- Evans family tree
- Introduction
- "I have seen the elephant" : February 1862-April 1862
- "We can endure" : May 1862-April 1863
- "The duty imposed upon us" : May 1863-November 1863
- "Forced into a responsible position" : December 1863-November 1864
- "I am ready for them to give up" : January 1865-April 1865
- "To lay aside all prejudice"? : May 1865-January 1866
- Epilogue
- Timeline.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-402) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780823227846 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0823227847 (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 154762669
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.