A Jewish colonel in the Civil War : Marcus M. Spiegel of the Ohio Volunteers / Marcus M. Spiegel ; edited by Jean Powers Soman and Frank L. Byrne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spiegel, Marcus M., 1829-1864, author.

Contributor:

Soman, Jean Powers, editor.

Byrne, Frank L. (Frank Loyola), 1928-2002, editor.

Standardized Title:

Your true Marcus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiegel, Marcus M., 1829-1864.

Spiegel, Marcus M.

Jewish soldiers--United States--Correspondence.

Jewish soldiers.

Jews--United States--Correspondence.

Jews.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (491 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Marcus Spiegel, a German Jewish immigrant, served with the 67th and 120th Ohio Volunteer regiments during the Civil War. He saw action in Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, where he was fatally wounded in May 1864. These letters to Caroline, his wife, reveal the traumatizing experience of a soldier and the constant concern of a husband and father.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Dr. Jacob R. Marcus; Preface; Abbreviations Used in Footnotes; Chapter 1: From Germany to Ohio; Chapter 2: From Warehouseman to Warrior; Chapter 3: "Who wouldent be a Soldier?"; Chapter 4: "After Stonewall Jackson"; Chapter 5: "Attached to McClellan's grand army"; Chapter 6: "The 120th will do to bet on"; Chapter 7: "No Peace Democrat"; Chapter 8: "My boys will follow me anywheres"; Chapter 9: "I will be 'Starred'"; Selective Bibliographic Essay

Notes:

Originally published: Your true Marcus. Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1985.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-345) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803293755

0803293755