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Double Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon

Burkhardt, George S 2009

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Double Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
Author: Burkhardt, George S
Subjects: United States ; Civil War Period (1850-1877) ; HISTORY ; Army ; Soldiers ; Naval operations ; Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865) ; History ; Edward Woolsey ; Civil War, 1861-1865 ; Bacon, Edward W ; Connecticut ; Correspondence ; Personal narratives ; 1843-1887 ; Sailors
Description: Editor George Burkhardt has brought together letters and diary entries of Edward W. Bacon, a Union sailor and soldier who served as a captain’s clerk in the navy and as a captain in the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored). The correspondence gives a unique view of ship and camp life and makes evident the close-knit family life Bacon enjoyed, particularly with his father, Leonard Bacon, a prominent minister who spoke against slavery.
Publisher: Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press
Creation Date: 2009
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 0809329107
ISBN: 9780809329106
EISBN: 9780809386499
EISBN: 0809386496
OCLC: 856870188

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