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A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

The Selected Correspondence of John Rodgers Meigs, 1859-64

By: John Rodgers Meigs

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A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

The Selected Correspondence of John Rodgers Meigs, 1859-64

By: John Rodgers Meigs

This collection of letters and documents offers a rare glimpse into a young officer's interesting but short life. Mary A. Giunta's A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country tells the story of the relationships between the headstrong John Rodgers Meigs and his family and friends; his heartwarming eagerness to please his demanding parents; his West Point experiences that include a meeting with Abraham Lincoln; and his life as a combatant in the Civil War. John Rodgers Meigs was the son of Union Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs, and his official correspondence reveals much about his duties as a military engineer and aide-de-camp to Union generals. The private correspondence between him and his father and mother is especially compelling. Approximately forty of the letters were written in an early version of Pitman shorthand and are here transcribed for the first time. Collectively, they provide an intimate picture of the young Meigs, uncover the concerns of a family with high expectations, and offer a unique look at a devastating war.

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0252030761

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A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

The Selected Correspondence of John Rodgers Meigs, 1859-64

By: John Rodgers Meigs

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The Selected Correspondence of John Rodgers Meigs, 1859-64

By: John Rodgers Meigs

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A Fire in the Wilderness

The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

By: John Reeves

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A Fire in the Wilderness

The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

By: John Reeves

The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and changed the course of American history. In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he might not be able to save the Union. The Army of the Potomac had performed poorly over the previous two years, and many Northerners were understandably critical of the war effort. Lincoln assumed he’d lose the November election, and he firmly believed a Democratic successor would seek peace immediately, spelling an end to the Union. A Fire in the Wilderness tells the story of that perilous time when the future of the United States depended on the Union Army’s success in a desolate forest roughly sixty-five miles from the nation’s capital. At the outset of the Battle of the Wilderness, General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia remained capable of defeating the Army of the Potomac. But two days of relentless fighting in dense Virginia woods, Robert E. Lee was never again able to launch offensive operations against Grant’s army. Lee, who faced tremendous difficulties replacing fallen soldiers, lost 11,125 men—or 17% of his entire force. On the opposing side, the Union suffered 17,666 casualties. The alarming casualties do not begin to convey the horror of this battle, one of the most gruesome in American history. The impenetrable forest and gunfire smoke made it impossible to view the enemy. Officers couldn’t even see their own men during the fighting. The incessant gunfire caused the woods to catch fire, resulting in hundreds of men burning to death. “It was as though Christian men had turned to fiends, and hell itself had usurped the place of the earth,” wrote one officer. When the fighting finally subsided during the late evening of the second day, the usually stoical Grant threw himself down on his cot and cried.

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217

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Simon and Schuster

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1643137018

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9781643137018

American Military Leaders

From Colonial Times to the Present [2 volumes]

By: John C. Fredriksen

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American Military Leaders

From Colonial Times to the Present [2 volumes]

By: John C. Fredriksen

A comprehensive collection of biographies of the most prominent military leaders in American history. American Military Leaders contains over 400 A–Z biographies of individuals such as Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, who ended hundreds of years of tradition by allowing women to serve on Navy ships; and, Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, whose rules of clandestine warfare are still followed by the U.S. Special Forces. Coverage centers on the outstanding generals, sergeants, fighter aces, militiamen, theorists, doctors, and nurses who make up America's military history. This volume presents their backgrounds, contributions, and significance to America's fortunes in war. This title also cites works for further research, includes a list of leaders organized by their military titles, and a comprehensive index.

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943

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576074692

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Complete American Armoury and Blue Book

By: John Matthews

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Complete American Armoury and Blue Book

By: John Matthews

This is the consolidated and unduplicated edition of three separate volumes on the armorial bearings of American families published between 1903 and 1923. All told, Matthews furnishes illustrations of some 1,500 coats of arms, complete with heraldic descriptions of the arms and crests.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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080634573X

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9780806345734

Men of Mark and Representative Citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia

Portraits and Biographies of Men and Women

By: John W. Wayland

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Men of Mark and Representative Citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia

Portraits and Biographies of Men and Women

By: John W. Wayland

In 1850 and again in 1860, the U.S. government carried out a census of slave owners and their property. Jack F. Cox's transcription of the 1850 slave owners' census is arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the slave owner and gives his/her full name, number of slaves owned, and the county of residence. It may be just possible that more persons with slave ancestors will be able to trace them via other records (property records, for example) pertaining to the 37,000 slave owners enumerated in this new volume.

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451

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806348348

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Virginia Valley Records

Genealogical and Historical Materials of Rockingham County, Virginia, and Related Regions (with Map)

By: John Walter Wayland

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Virginia Valley Records

Genealogical and Historical Materials of Rockingham County, Virginia, and Related Regions (with Map)

By: John Walter Wayland

This volume is largely a source book of genealogical and historical materials, compiled from the public records of Rockingham, Augusta, Greenbrier, Wythe, Montgomery and other counties of Virginia, with valuable contributions from various other parts of the United States.

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496

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0806303727

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Book's by John Rodgers Meigs

A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

A Civil War Soldier of Christ and Country

A Fire in the Wilderness

A Fire in the Wilderness

American Military Leaders

American Military Leaders

Complete American Armoury and Blue Book

Complete American Armoury and Blue Book

Men of Mark and Representative Citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia

Men of Mark and Representative Citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia

Virginia Valley Records

Virginia Valley Records

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