Testament: A Soldier's Story of the Civil WarHere is virtually the whole theater of conflict in the West, from its beginnings in Missouri, through Kentucky and Tennessee, to the siege of Atlanta under Sherman, as experienced by Bobrick's great-grandfather, Benjamin W. ("Webb") Baker, an articulate young Illinois recruit. Born and raised not far from the Lincoln homestead in Coles County, Webb had stood in the audience of one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, become a staunch Unionist, and answered one of Abraham Lincoln's first calls for volunteers. |
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A Soldier's Story of the Civil War Benson Bobrick. arriving on its outskirts on the 19th . Rolla was the very front of the Union position , and as Webb tried to adjust to its perils , he received a letter from his brother , John , with ...
A Soldier's Story of the Civil War Benson Bobrick. arriving on its outskirts on the 19th . Rolla was the very front of the Union position , and as Webb tried to adjust to its perils , he received a letter from his brother , John , with ...
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A Soldier's Story of the Civil War Benson Bobrick. it left in its wake was frightful enough . The Federals lost about ... soldier ; another , speaking of a dying friend , said , " I don't believe he could have suffered any more if he had ...
A Soldier's Story of the Civil War Benson Bobrick. it left in its wake was frightful enough . The Federals lost about ... soldier ; another , speaking of a dying friend , said , " I don't believe he could have suffered any more if he had ...
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A Soldier's Story of the Civil War Benson Bobrick. and as always he did his best to ease her mind : " The rumor is ... soldier that cast its spell . The troops had been out on general inspection that morning , and " the sight of the army ...
A Soldier's Story of the Civil War Benson Bobrick. and as always he did his best to ease her mind : " The rumor is ... soldier that cast its spell . The troops had been out on general inspection that morning , and " the sight of the army ...
Contents
The War | 1 |
The Civil War letters | 263 |
Acknowledgments | 361 |
Copyright | |
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