This is the never before told story of hundreds of Americans who went to war in defense of their beliefs; to seek adventure and to see some of the world beyond their rural Pennsylvania neighborhoods. Developed largely in the words of the soldiers of the 145th Pennsylvania Infantry; Common Men highlights some of the men's lives before the war and then carries the reader through trials and triumphs from enlistment; Jubilant send-off; action from Antietam through Gettysburg and casualty; Democracy and the Union are sustained through the actions of common men; men not always given the best of orders.
#2552410 in Books Edinburgh University Press 2016-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.40 x 1.10 x 9.20l; .0 #File Name: 1474408265416 pagesEdinburgh University Press
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