| A Light and Uncertain Hold: A History of the Sixty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Contributor(s): Thackery, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873386094 ISBN-13: 9780873386098 Publisher: Kent State University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: Curiosity piqued by two poems written by his great-great-grandmother initiated David Thackery's scholarly exploration into the history of the Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In addition to being a military history, this book is also a penetrating and provocative social history which deals with the homefront, morale, reenlistment, and the memory and commemoration of the war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973 |
| LCCN: 98-31317 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.81" W x 9.32" (1.37 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Curiosity piqued by two poems written by his great-great-grandmother initiated David Thackery's scholarly exploration into the history of the Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the wartime history of Champaign County, Ohio, from which it was recruited. Not only a military history, A Light and Uncertain Hold is also a penetrating and provocative social history which deals with the homefront, morale, reenlistment, and the memory and commemoration of the war. The words and stories of individual soldiers give depth and substance to the regiment's experience. |