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Three Years in the Army of the Cumberland - (Civil War Centennial Series) by James A Connolly (Paperback)

Three Years in the Army of the Cumberland - (Civil War Centennial Series) by  James A Connolly (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>His accounts offer a realistic picture of day-to-day soldiering in the Civil War--of rough, spare living in the field, of boredom and fun in camp, of seemingly aimless scouts, and of the high excitement of battle.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>. . . offers an unsurpassed chronicle of the war in the West. --Register of the Kentucky Historical Society</p><p>This eyewitness account brings a better understanding to a conflict that brought a nation to its knees. --Historical Media Review</p><p>. . . an exceptional Civil War narrative. It has value for the military and literary historian. --War, Literature, and the Arts</p><p>The letters and diary of Major James Austin Connolly, 123rd Illinois Infantry, constitute an unsurpassed record of Civil War campaigning in the West. Connolly had a flair for narrative, an eye for people and places, and a smooth and facile style. His accounts offer a realistic picture of day-to-day soldiering in the Civil War--of rough, spare living in the field, of boredom and fun in camp, of seemingly aimless scouts, and of the high excitement of battle.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The letters and diary of Major James Austin Connolly, 123rd Illinois Infantry, constitute an unsurpassed record Civil War campaigning in the West. Connolly had a flair for narrative, an eye for people and places, and a smooth and facile style.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>PAUL ANGLE was Director and Secretary of the Chicago Historical Society. He was author of many books, including Mary Lincoln, Wife and Widow (with Carl Sandburg), Here I Have Lived: A History of Lincoln's Springfield, A Shelf of Lincoln's Books, and The Lincoln Reader.</p>

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