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The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld

Stephen Minot Weld

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Description:‘Altogether my life has been a varied and interesting one, full of happiness and full of sorrow. Perhaps no fuller than the lives of hundreds of other people; still I give the account to my children for what it is worth, and hope they will be repaid for the trouble of reading it…’ The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld is a detailed, intimate, and vivid account of the American Civil War, given to us through snippets of diary entries and letters from Minot Weld to his family. This volume details a rich and wide-ranging array of wartime activities, from accounts of the Peninsula Campaign, foraging among the farms of Confederate Virginia for the HQ mess, the narrow escape from capture by General Porter in his runaway observation balloon, the losses at Gettysburg – including the death of General Reynolds on the first day of conflict – to the execution of black soldiers at Petersburg. Minot Weld, a young, ambitious, and highly intelligent Harvard graduate with excellent connections, wins an appointment to General Fitz John Porter’s staff at the outbreak of war. Through all the trials and tribulations, he survives the war but is twice taken prisoner, first in 1862 and again in 1864, and he gives a thrilling account of another near-capture during J. E. B. Stuart's infamous raid around McClellan's army. This animated snapshot of military life, both on and off the field, is made all the more exciting through the epistolary format, granting us a unique insight into Minot Weld’s military, social, and familial life that seems to play out in real time. The reader of this volume is also highly privileged to see behind Minot Weld’s self-assured and charmingly arrogant persona to moments of loss, quiet self-reflection, as well as great happiness. War Diaries and Letters is an enthralling account, creating a bridge through time that leaves the reader feeling closely connected with the this exciting period of history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld. To get started finding The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: ‘Altogether my life has been a varied and interesting one, full of happiness and full of sorrow. Perhaps no fuller than the lives of hundreds of other people; still I give the account to my children for what it is worth, and hope they will be repaid for the trouble of reading it…’ The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld is a detailed, intimate, and vivid account of the American Civil War, given to us through snippets of diary entries and letters from Minot Weld to his family. This volume details a rich and wide-ranging array of wartime activities, from accounts of the Peninsula Campaign, foraging among the farms of Confederate Virginia for the HQ mess, the narrow escape from capture by General Porter in his runaway observation balloon, the losses at Gettysburg – including the death of General Reynolds on the first day of conflict – to the execution of black soldiers at Petersburg. Minot Weld, a young, ambitious, and highly intelligent Harvard graduate with excellent connections, wins an appointment to General Fitz John Porter’s staff at the outbreak of war. Through all the trials and tribulations, he survives the war but is twice taken prisoner, first in 1862 and again in 1864, and he gives a thrilling account of another near-capture during J. E. B. Stuart's infamous raid around McClellan's army. This animated snapshot of military life, both on and off the field, is made all the more exciting through the epistolary format, granting us a unique insight into Minot Weld’s military, social, and familial life that seems to play out in real time. The reader of this volume is also highly privileged to see behind Minot Weld’s self-assured and charmingly arrogant persona to moments of loss, quiet self-reflection, as well as great happiness. War Diaries and Letters is an enthralling account, creating a bridge through time that leaves the reader feeling closely connected with the this exciting period of history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld. To get started finding The War Diaries and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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