North's Civil War Touched with fire : Civil War letters and diary of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1861-1864

Type

Book

Authors

de Wolfe Howe, Mark

ISBN 10

0823220176

ISBN 13

9780823220175

DDC

973.7

Tags

United States, American Civil War, Civil War, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, Biographies, American Biographies, Letters, Diary, 1861-1864

Series Name

North's Civil War

Abstract

"Holmes's wartime letters and diary entries have attracted students of war as well as biographers of Holmes as rare glimpses into the mind and heart of a soldier who withstood the great slaughter." - Voila

Description

Contents:
Letters, May 1-October 23, 1861 -- Diary, Ball's bluff -- Letters, March 1862-December 1862 -- Letters, March 1863-April 1864 -- Diary and letters, May 3-July 1864.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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