Last Civil War Veterans

The Lives of the Final Survivors, State by State

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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"It really matters very little who died last," wrote Civil War historian William Marvel, "but for some reason we seem fascinated with knowing." Drawing on a wide range of sources including correspondence with descendants, this book covers the last living Civil War veterans in each state, providing details of their wartime service as soldiers and sailors and their postwar lives as family men, entrepreneurs, politicians, frontier pioneers and honored veterans.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-04-12
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt295 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476665221

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Table of ContentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsviiiAcknowledgmentsForeword by Brigadier General Richard J. Valente USA (Ret.)PrefaceIntroduction1. An Overview2. The Union3. The District of Columbia4. The Confederacy5. The Border States6. The Western Territories (as of April 1865)7. The Territories of Alaska and Hawaii8. The “Last of the Last”9. Is This the Final Chapter?AppendicesA: The Last Civil War Veteran from Each StateB: The Last Ten Civil War NursesC: The 1890 U.S. Census and Veterans ScheduleD: Union and Confederate Veterans Who Resettled OverseasE: The Last Survivors of Major Events or Milestones Before, During and After the Civil WarChapter NotesBibliography and Further ReadingIndex

“a through piece of work, fully documented and capably written...but future scholars who want to consider such questions will doubtless find this an indispensable starting point”—Civil War News; “[this book] is an enthralling chronicle of the military and civilian lives of the last surviving Civil War veterans living in the United States...a fine addition to your Civil War library that reveals how men who survived the war became peaceful citizens.”—Salient Points.