A Yankee Horseman in the Shenandoah Valley: The Civil War Letters of John H. Black, Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry Contributor(s): Coles, David J. (Editor), Engle, Stephen D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1572338482 ISBN-13: 9781572338487 Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: 973.78 |
LCCN: 2012017308 |
Series: Voices of the Civil War |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (0.90 lbs) 190 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In many ways, John H. Black typified the thousands of volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Born in 1834 and raised on his family s farm near Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania, Black taught school until he, like many Pennsylvanians, rushed to defend the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. He served with the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, one of the Union s most unruly, maligned, and criticized units.Consistently outperformed early in the conflict, the Twelfth finally managed to salvage much of its reputation by the end of the war. Throughout his service, Black penned frequent and descriptive letters to his fiancee and later wife, Jennie Leighty Black. This welcome volume presents this complete correspondence for the first time, offering a surprisingly full record of the cavalryman s service from 1862 to 1865 and an intimate portrait of a wartime romance.
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