| Dearest Lydia: 1856-1864 Courtship & Civil War Letters from George T. & Lydia Ann Denton-Patten Contributor(s): Carter, Barbara A. (Foreword by), Hamilton, Richard L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1530266483 ISBN-13: 9781530266487 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 202 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1856-1864 Transcribed letters of Sgt. George Thomas Patten and his wife Lydia Ann Denton-Patten during their 1856-1858 courtship and during his service in the Civil War from 1862 to 1863. With letters from family, friends, and fellow soldiers. George responded to Lincoln's appeal for more recruits, and enlisted in the 6th Michigan Cavalry Regiment on 6 September 1862. He left his young wife, son, and family by rail from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Washington, D.C. on 10 December 1862. He fought at the Pennsylvania state Battles of Hanover, Hunterstown, and Gettysburg, and the final battle of the Gettysburg Campaign at Falling Waters, West Virginia on 14 July 1863. The letters bring to life the pain of separation and loss within a family unit during the Civil War. |