| After Chancellorsville: Letters from the Heart: The Civil War Letters of Private Walter G. Dunn and Emma Randolph Contributor(s): Bailey, Judith A. (Editor), Cottom, Robert I. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0938420623 ISBN-13: 9780938420620 Publisher: Maryland Center for History and Culture OUR PRICE: $23.28 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Emma Randolph, a young woman not yet twenty, wrote to her distant cousin, Private Walter G. Dunn of the 11th New Jersey Infantry. He lay in a crowded, filthy hospital ward during the Civil War. They corresponded when Walter went off to war, but their real story only began when he was carried from the smoke and carnage of Chancellorsville to a hospital in Baltimore. There, barely recovered, he aided overworked surgeons when the Gettysburg wounded poured into the city, and regularly took up his pen to relay everyday events that became history. She replied in kind. At home, men were torn by guilt, women lost in grief, and a presidential election loomed. This was the American Civil War for many who lived it, overwhelming and ultimately tragic. Viewed through the eyes of a courageous youth and an unforgettable young woman. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Literary Collections | Letters - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 98035805 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.01" W x 9.02" (1.13 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: Emma Randolph, a young woman not yet twenty, wrote poignant letters to her distant cousin, Private Walter G. Dunn of the 11th New Jersey Infantry, as he lay in a crowded, filthy hospital ward during the Civil War after suffering the carnage of the battle of Chancellorsville. There, barely recovered, he aided overworked surgeons when the Gettysburg wounded poured into the city, and regularly took up his pen. Their correspondence related everyday events that became history. |