Yours for the Union: The Civil War Letters of John W. Chase, First Massachusetts Light Artillery (The North's Civil War)
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John S. Collier (Author) Bonnie B. Collier (Author)
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Yours for the Union is a collection of letters that takes us inside the life and mind of a Civil War soldier. John Chase's reports of his service with the Army of the Potomac, reveal what the war was really like for the men who fought it.
Chase was a 36 year-old cabinetmaker from Roxbury, a widower with four young children when he enlisted as a private in the First Massachusetts Light Artillery. These well written letters portray a man who is trying to provide for his children, maintain his finances, obtain food and clothing to supplement his meager rations, all while marching in the mud and fighting a war. While he was a patriotic Northerner, his occasionally crude language reflects his strong opinion of abolitionists, and especially, of abolitionist politicians.
About the Author
John S. Collier, great-great grandson of John W. Chase, and Bonnie B. Collier are both retired and live in Maryland.
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- Contributor: John S. Collier
- Imprint: Fordham University Press
- ISBN13: 9780823223039
- Number of Pages: 456
- Packaged Dimensions: 159x235mm
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Fordham University Press
- Release Date: 2004-08-09
- Series: The North's Civil War
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: John S. Collier, great-great grandson of John W. Chase, and Bonnie B. Collier are both retired and live in Maryland.
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