Excerpt from Five Months in Rebeldom: Or Notes From the Diary of a Bull Run Prisoner, at Richmond
Arriving at Culpepper, the daughter of Major Lee, a young and beautiful damsel,-ca1ne up to the window from which I leaned, and asked if she could do anything for me and added, What did you come down here for? [this had become a stereotyped query. I replied, To protect the Stars and Stripes and pre serve the Union.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book of historical non-fiction relates the author's experiences and chronicles the events he witnessed as a Union Army soldier during five months of imprisonment in the Confederate capital during the American Civil War. The author's personal observations on the Battle of Bull Run are particularly compelling. He offers astute insights into the motivations of the Southern people he encounters, the living conditions of both Union and Confederate soldiers in the Richmond hospitals and prisons, and the medical care they received. This book is a valuable first-hand account of the harsh realities of Civil War combat and the resilience of the human spirit that endured amidst great adversity. Its insights into the motivations of both sides and the complexities of the conflict as seen by those who endured it continue to resonate with readers today, providing a vivid and personal perspective on this pivotal moment in American history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331390305_0
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