Time of War: A Northern Chronicle of the Civil War

Stuart A P Murray

ISBN 10: 1581570112 / ISBN 13: 9781581570113

Published by W. W. Norton & Company January 2001, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time of War: A Northern Chronicle of the Civil War
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company January 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1581570112
• ISBN 13: 9781581570113
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Used - Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military

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Synopsis

This vivid portrait of the war's horrors and glories will fascinate residents of New England and all Civil War buffs.

Stuart Murray draws upon Berkshire County, Massachusetts diaries, letters, newspapers, military reports, church journals, and gravestones to tell the stories of the black Union soldiers drawn from New England factories and farms, and comprising the 54th Regiment. Here the reader will encounter Medal of Honor winners, Confederate generals, women volunteers, prisoners of war, leading abolitionists, pacifists, shopkeepers, poets, writers, artists, politicians, and a host of others, all contributing to a vivid portraits of the horrors and glories of the Civil War.

About the Author

Stuart A. P. Murray has been an author and editor for almost thirty years, specializing in American history. The author of thirty-four books, including the award-winning America’s Song: The Story of “Yankee Doodle,” and books on the American Revolution, the Civil War and the Vietnam War. He lives in Petersburgh, NY.