Yankee Correspondence: Civil War Letters Between New England Soldiers and the Home Front (Nation Divided)

By Nina Silber and Mary Beth Sievens

Book Overview

These letters by New England soldiers and their families, many published for the first time, speak of the hardships of the war, especially frustrations with the army, homefront suffering, and government policies. They are grouped by six major themes: the military experience, the meaning of the war, views of the South, politics on the home front, the personal sacrifices of war, and the correspondence of one New England family.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813916682
• ISBN13: 9780813916682
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher