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Dear uncles : the Civil War letters of Arthur McKinstry, a soldier in the Excelsior Brigade / edited by Rick Barram.
Van Pelt Library E523.5 72nd .M35 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McKinstry, Arthur, 1839-1862.
- Series:
- Excelsior editions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soldiers--New York (State)--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- McKinstry, Arthur, 1839-1862--Correspondence.
- McKinstry, Arthur.
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 72nd (1861-1864)--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 72nd (1861-1864).
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- New York (State).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Personal correspondence.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "A New York soldier's eyewitness account of life in the first year of the Civil War, from the campgrounds to the battlefields"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Installed among Fine and Gentlemanly Fellows: End of May to Mid-July 1861
- Joining Up and Departure for New York City
- ch. 2 As Far as the Eye Can Reach: Late July to End of August 1861
- Moving to Protect Washington, DC
- ch. 3 Into the Doubtful Pan of Maryland: September to Mid-October 1861
- Camp Near Washington and Patrol to Maryland
- ch. 4 Down the River and Opposite the Rebels: Late October through November 1861
- Arrival in Lower Maryland
- ch. 5 Where the Bon Vivants Assemble: December 1861
- Duty along the Potomac
- ch. 6 All Frivolous Subjects Are Avoided: January 1862
- Occupation of Lower Maryland
- ch. 7 Every Preparation for Immediate and Active Duty: February to April 1862
- Lower Maryland and Forays into Virginia
- ch. 8 We Expect a Big Fight Very Soon: Mid-April to Early May 1862
- Move to the Peninsula and Battle at Williamsburg
- ch. 9 The Low but Not So Very Soothing Hum of Minie Bullets: The 72nd New York and Excelsior Brigade after Arthur McKinstry.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hiram G. Haney Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781438489971
- 1438489978
- OCLC:
- 1303559487
- Publisher Number:
- 99991832088
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