Army Life in Virginia : The Civil War Letters of George G. Benedict

Benedict, George G.; Ward, Eric

ISBN 10: 0811701395 / ISBN 13: 9780811701396

Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, U.S.A., 2002

About this Item

Edited by Eric Ward. Slightly smaller book, black cloth spine, dark gray cloth boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, dark blue inside covers and adjacent end papers, 246 lightly browned pages, some photo illustrations throughout. DJ has photo of troops near log cabin on front, excerpts on back. DJ and book, both As New.

Seller Inventory # 24320

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Army Life in Virginia : The Civil War Letters of George G. Benedict
• Publisher: Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811701395
• ISBN 13: 9780811701396
• Binding: Cloth
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Civil War-US

About this title

Synopsis

George G. Benedict was one of thousands of young men who enlisted for the Union cause in the late summer of 1862 when the outcome of the Civil War was yet to be decided. But in addition to his duties as a soldier, Benedict also worked as a correspondent for his hometown newspaper, the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press. Benedict's thirty-one letters gave the folks back home a firsthand account of army life in the Civil War. Now, by supplementing these letters with official documents, newspaper accounts, and comrade's letters, editor Eric Ward expands on this account, providing a fuller and more accurate picture of army life in Virginia.

About the Author

Eric Ward has spent the past nine years researching Benedict's unit and his home state of Vermont's contribution to the Civil War and has published several articles on the subject. This is his first book.