First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 202 clean, unmarked pages/index; Chisholm was 19 when he went to war with the Pennsylvania infantry. On his return he collected his letters home, his diary entries, & the diary of a fellow soldier & organized them into a notebook. This is a glimpse at the daily routines of the foot soldiers.

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Title

The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865

Publisher

Orion Books, NY

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

0517571609

ISBN 13

9780517571606

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Synopsis

The author's letters home to his family describe his experiences as an ordinary soldier during the Civil War

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Samuel Clear and the brothers Chisholm, all three from Uniontown, Pa., served in the same company during the final 13 months of the Civil War. Daniel Chisholm later collected the letters he had written home and some of his brother Alexander's and, along with a war-time diary loaned to him by Clear, transcribed everything into a private notebook. The diary and letters are studded with memorable verbal snapshots of the battles and in-between times from the pragmatic viewpoint of the enlisted man: inviting a starving Confederate deserter to share breakfast; treating diarrhea with "Burnt cheese, Gun powder, and Whiskey"; the hanging of Union deserters while the troops jeered; Confederate attacks ("On they came with a woman-like scream"). The material also reveals personal reactions to Lee's surrender, the assassination of Lincoln and the two-day victory march down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Daniel Chisholm's notebook, edited by Menge, a descendant, and Shimrak, a friend of Menge, is a rare find.
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