Double Duty in the Civil War The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon |
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| Editor:
| Burkhardt, George S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2910-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1861 at the age of eighteen, Edward Woolsey Bacon left his home in New Haven, Connecticut, to fight for the United States. Historian George S. Burkhardt has compiled Bacon's letters, as well as his diary in the Double Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon. Given the scarcity of eyewitness testimonies to navy life and life in African American regiments, this book is a rarity indeed.
In 1861 at the age of eighteen, Edward Woolsey Bacon left his home in New Haven, Connecticut, to fight for the United States. Historian George S. Burkhardt has compiled Bacon's letters, as well as his diary in the Double Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon. Given the scarcity of eyewitness testimonies to navy life and life in African American regiments, this book is a rarity indeed.