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Fallen leaves : the Civil War letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott / edited by Robert Garth Scott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abbott, Henry Livermore, 1842-1864.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abbott, Henry Livermore, 1842-1864--Correspondence.
- Abbott, Henry Livermore.
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865)--Biography.
- United States.
- Soldiers--Massachusetts--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- Massachusetts.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [1991]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Major Henry Livermore Abbott of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the most widely known and highly respected officer of his rank to serve in the Army of the Potomac. He distinguished himself in every battle in which he participated, from Ball's Bluff until the Battle of the Wilderness, where he died in command of his regiment. Fallen Leaves is a collection of Abbott's wartime letters to his family and friends, the majority published here for the first time. Robert Garth Scott's introduction contains a biographical sketch of Abbott that offers the most complete account of his life to date and, in his epilogue, recounts the details of Abbott's final battle and death. Also published with the letters are more than 30 photographs, many of them showing members of the 20th Massachusetts. Abbott's letters convey an immediacy which gives readers a sense of being part of an inner circle of friends and relatives. This quality lends itself to fresh and compelling reading for Civil War scholars, buffs, and general readers alike.
- Contents:
- ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: A Portrait of Gallantry""; ""Editorial Notes""; ""1. My Tastes Are Not Warlike""; ""2. Ball's Bluff: Now We Shall Have Our Revenge""; ""3. An Admirable Lot of Fellows""; ""4. A Letter Is a Godsend""; ""5. With Terrible Force""; ""6. Fredericksburg: Nothing but Murder""; ""7. Fighting Joe Has Taken Us""; ""8. Gettysburg: Worth All Our Defeats""; ""9. Just Where I Ought to Be""; ""10. God Will Bring Us Out of It""; ""11. Victorious at Last""; ""Conclusion: The Wilderness and the End""
- ""Bibliographic Essay""""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61277-049-5
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