Battle of Gettysburg - The Relics, Artifacts & Souvenirs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Battle of Gettysburg - The Relics, Artifacts & Souvenirs write by Robert Jones. This book was released on 2009-11. Battle of Gettysburg - The Relics, Artifacts & Souvenirs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Battle of Gettysburg ended, but what was left behind, was unimaginable, 51,000 casualties (23,000 Union and 28,000 Confederate). Private residences took in and cared for these suffering soldiers. Without these caring townspeople, the death rate would have increased tremendously. The soldiers realized that they were part of history in the making. As in any momentous event, the participants sought some kind of remembrance from the battle, something they could gaze at in their twilight years and reminisce about being part of such an historical event. Be it a button, a bullet, canteen, photograph, letter, or even a handful of the sacred soil.....just something. Collecting of these relics continued with the veterans, right up until today. The author has spent the last 20 years acquiring and documenting these artifacts and has now included many of them in this book which was released in 2008 (revised 2009). Also included are the rare souvenirs, which now have become collectible in themselves.
The Civil War Canteen - Third Edition
The Civil War Canteen - Third Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Civil War Canteen - Third Edition write by Robert Jones. This book was released on 2018-06-22. The Civil War Canteen - Third Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With the outbreak of hostilities in April of 1861, thousands of men would be called upon to leave the safety of their homes and go off to war. This was a new experience; for many of these Òcitizen soldiersÓ, not only would it be the first time they were away from home, for many it was the first time they left their hometown. These new recruits would not only have to fight their fellow Americans, in many cases they would be facing their own relatives on the battlefield. Some men would carry muskets, others would carry revolvers. Some would fire cannons, while others waved swords, but there was one thing they all had in common, both enlisted man and officer, they all carried canteens. This book will give the reader a rare opportunity to take a glimpse into the past to see many rare and original canteens, accompanied by period photographs (many colorized). This book is published in full-color so you can really appreciate these unique artifacts from the Civil War. A full index is ideal for research.
The Civil War in 50 Objects
The Civil War in 50 Objects - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Civil War in 50 Objects write by Harold Holzer. This book was released on 2013-05-02. The Civil War in 50 Objects available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The American companion to A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fresh, visual perspective on the Civil War From a soldier’s diary with the pencil still attached to John Brown’s pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln’s bier, here is a unique and surprisingly intimate look at the Civil War. Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer sheds new light on the war by examining fifty objects from the New-York Historical Society’s acclaimed collection. A daguerreotype of an elderly, dignified ex-slave; a soldier’s footlocker still packed with its contents; Grant’s handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox—the stories these objects tell are rich, poignant, sometimes painful, and always fascinating. They illuminate the conflict from all perspectives—Union and Confederate, military and civilian, black and white, male and female—and give readers a deeply human sense of the war.
Hang Tough
Hang Tough - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hang Tough write by Erik Dorr. This book was released on 2020-10-27. Hang Tough available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Major Dick Winters of the 101st Airborne gained international acclaim when the tale of he and his men were depicted in the celebrated book and miniseries Band of Brothers. Hoisted as a modest hero who spurned adulation, Winters epitomized the notion of dignified leadership. His iconic World War II exploits have since been depicted in art and commemorated with monuments. Beneath this marble image of a reserved officer is the story of a common Pennsylvanian tested by the daily trials and tribulations of military duty. His wartime correspondence with pen pal and naval reservist, DeEtta Almon, paints an endearing portrait of life on both the home front and battlefront—capturing the humor, horror, and humility that defined a generation. Interwoven with previously unpublished diary entries, military reports, postwar reminiscences, private photos, personal artifacts, and rich historical context, Winters’s letters offer compelling insights on the individual costs and motivations of World War II service members. Winters’s heartfelt prose reveals his mindset of the moment. From stateside training to the hedgerows of Normandy, his correspondence immerses readers in the dramatic experiences of the 1940s. Via the lost art of letter writing, the immediacy and honesty of Winters’s observations takes us beyond the traditional accounts of the fabled 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment’s Easy Company. This engaging narrative offers a unique blend of personal wit, leadership ethics, and broader observations of a world at war. Hang Tough is a deeply intimate, timely reflection on a rising officer and the philosophies that molded him into a hero among heroes. Hang Tough “will help people better understand the man I knew and respected so much. Folks should know what we all went through during the war.” —Bradford Freeman, Foreword
The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston write by William Preston Johnston. This book was released on 1878. The Life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
