Mother, May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen: The 57th Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers in the Last Year of the Civil War
Book Details
Author(s)Warren Wilkinson
PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN / ASIN0811716651
ISBN-139780811716659
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank4,018,139
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Seldom does one encounter a history of a military unit that so compellingly reproduces its experiences.--New York TimesCovers the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg No-holds-barred account of the fatigue, horror, boredom, gallantry, and cowardice of the Civil War soldier
"An unusually detailed study of men at war, as well as a superb unit history."--Publishers Weekly
"An altogether splendid contribution to military history."--Kirkus
The 57th Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers lost more men killed and mortally wounded than any other regiment in the Union army. In this classic Civil War unit history, Wilkinson crafts an intimate, gutsy, candid story of men at war.
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