Inside the Army of the Potomac: The Civil War Experience of Captain Francis Adams Donaldson - Hardcover

Acken, J. Gregory; Bearss, Edwin C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811709019 ISBN 13: 9780811709019

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 1998

Synopsis

". . . one of the finest solder accounts of the Army of the Potomac that I have ever read." --Brian Pohanka.

Foreword by Edwin C. Bearss

About this title

About the Author:

A graduate of Villanova University, J. Gregory Acken is past president of the Old baldy Civil War Round Table of Philadelphia and currently serves on the board of governors of The Civil War Library and Museum. He resides in Middletown, New Jersey, with his wife, Regina, and son Brian.

Review:

“The Donaldson Civil War correspondence is arguably the most interesting and perceptive that is has been my fortune to read in more than 40 years. Unlike most Civil War collections, steeped as they are in the morality of the Victorian era, the Donaldson letters reveal much about the Civil War soldier that is not a part of the popular literature.” – Edwin C. Bearss, historian Emeritus, National park Service (Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service)

“These letter are among the fullest, most detailed, and most incisive of any I have read—and believe me, I have read many collections. The descriptions of various battles are fuller than in any collection of letter or diaries I have read.” – James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom)

“This is one of the finest solider accounts of the Army of the Potomac that I have ever read. It is filled with the sort of personal vignette that brings those long-dead soldiers to life....I think it will become a classic.” – Brian Pohanka, Civil War author, lecturer, and historian (Brian Pohanka)

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0811709019
• ISBN 13: 9780811709019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 500