THROUGH BLOOD AND FIRE - SELECTED CIVIL WAR PAPERS OF MAJOR GENERAL JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN

Nesbit, Mark; Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence

ISBN 10: 081171750X / ISBN 13: 9780811717502

Published by Stackpole Books, 1996

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226 PAGES,photos, maps, notes, biblio, Fine hardcover first edition in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author. Seller Inventory # CW3091

Bibliographic Details

Title: THROUGH BLOOD AND FIRE - SELECTED CIVIL WAR ...

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Includes all of Chamberlain's known wartime letters

Shows his transformation from college professor to major general

Original writings placed into context by historian Mark Nesbitt

In July 1862 Joshua Chamberlain, a family man and respected professor at Bowdoin College in Maine, joined the fight to preserve the Union. His wartime service was exemplary; he is perhaps best remembered for his outstanding leadership at Gettysburg. At all times, however, he fought bravely and well, even at Petersburg in 1864 where he received the wound that was to torment him until his death in 1914.

Throughout his time in the field, Chamberlain wrote letters of recommendation to his superiors, letters of condolence to the families of soldiers killed while under his command, and letters to his family at home. All are well written, revealing the professor's educated background and elegant prose. Nesbitt's notes set the scene, place Chamberlain's writings within the larger context of the war, and make clear the General's sterling character and his sacrifices for the country he loved.

Synopsis:

This book places all Chamberlain's known wartime writings within the larger context of the Civil War.