Alonzo Bryant Searing; a high school graduate aged 18; enlisted in the 11th New Jersey Volunteer Regiment in Dover; New Jersey in 1862 and served two years and ten months as a private in the Union Army. His unit served in 27 engagements and he was slightly wounded twice. During that time he wrote 110 letters home to his sister. Twenty-five years later he edited these letters; adding information from his well-kept journals and his memory and had them published in The Morris County Journal newspaper from 1890-1893. The book is this collection of letters; written with a dry humor; which includes graphic descriptions of engagements; including some listings of death; wounding and sickness; opinions of the war; politics; religion; race; alcohol; deserters; camp conditions; hospital life; his own poetry and accounts of meetings with friends and relatives in nearby Army units.
#1041069 in Books 2013-11-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .60 x 5.90l; .45 #File Name: 1611172977136 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy J. L. DavisAssociated family with the times living in Spartanburg; SC.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good Information for Local ResearchersBy NotasheepThis book is a good reference for those who are interested in how things were in Spartanburg County; SC during the war.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Useful readBy BluebellUseful for research and increasing your knowledge of the area during the war.
