Yours for the Union: The Civil War Letters of John W. Chase, First Massachusetts Light Artillery (The North's Civil War)

Collier, John S.; Collier, Bonnie B.

ISBN 10: 0823223043 / ISBN 13: 9780823223046

Published by Fordham University Press, New York, 2004

About this Item

A Very Solid Tight Book, Clean And Unmarked. Sepia Card Covers With A Photo Of Chase On The Front , Maroon Spine And Lettering. No Reading Or Shelf Wear. A Heavy Book, May Require Extra Shipping Dependent On Destination.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yours for the Union: The Civil War Letters of John W. Chase, First Massachusetts Light Artillery (The North's Civil War)
• Publisher: Fordham University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0823223043
• ISBN 13: 9780823223046
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

Yours for the Union is a collection of letters that takes us inside the life and mind of a Civil War soldier. John Chase's reports of his service with the Army of the Potomac, reveal what the war was really like for the men who fought it.

Chase was a 36 year-old cabinetmaker from Roxbury, a widower with four young children when he enlisted as a private in the First Massachusetts Light Artillery. These well written letters portray a man who is trying to provide for his children, maintain his finances, obtain food and clothing to supplement his meager rations, all while marching in the mud and fighting a war. While he was a patriotic Northerner, his occasionally crude language reflects his strong opinion of abolitionists, and especially, of abolitionist politicians.

About the Author

John S. Collier, great-great grandson of John W. Chase, and Bonnie B. Collier are both retired and live in Maryland.