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Title:

The written wars : American war prose through the Civil War / [compiled by] Joseph T. Cox.

Publisher:

Archon Books,

Copyright Date:

1996

Description:

xviii, 282 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American prose literature
United States--Sources.--To 1900--Sources.

Other Authors:

Cox, Joseph T., 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index.

Contents:

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin / Colonel Benjamin Franklin. History of Plymouth Plantation / William Bradford -- Thankful remembrance of Gods mercy to several persons at Quabaug or Brookfield / Captain Thomas Wheeler -- Brief history of the warr with the Indians in New England / Increase Mather -- Entertaining history of King Philip's War / Colonel Benjamin Church -- Redeemed captive returning to Zion / John Williams -- Journals of Major Robert Rogers / Major Robert Rogers -- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin / Colonel Benjamin Franklin.
American Revolution from the commencement to the disbanding of the American Army / James Thacher. "Journal of Abner Stocking as kept by himself, during his long and tedious march through the wilderness to Quebec" / Abner Stocking -- "Petition for pension" / Jacob Francis -- "Journal of Valley Forge" / Albigence Waldo -- Private Yankee Doodle: being a narrative of some of the adventures, dangers, and sufferings of a Revolutionary War soldier / Joseph Plumb Martin -- "Narrative of Jonathan Rathbun" / Jonathan Rathbun -- American Revolution from the commencement to the disbanding of the American Army / James Thacher.
Campaign in Mexico or a camp life of a volunteer / Benjamin Franklin Scribner. Letters / James Miller -- Diary of Nathan Newsom / Nathan Newsom -- Journal of Joseph Valpey, Jr., of Salem -- Joseph Valpey -- "Anonymous account of the Battle of New Orleans / Anonymous -- "Letter to his brother" / Samuel Stubbs -- Letters to his wife / Napoleon J.T. Dana -- Letters to John W. Lowe / Ulysses S. Grant -- Letter to his sister / Private Carr White -- Letter to his family / Robert E. Lee -- Campaign in Mexico or a camp life of a volunteer / Benjamin Franklin Scribner.
"Address by Oliver Wendell Holmes delivered on Memorial Day, May 30, 1895" / Oliver Wendell Holmes. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie / Abner Doubleday -- Letter / Charles Woodward Hutson -- "Letter to family, 12 April 1862" / James K. Newton -- "Reminiscences of Shiloh" / Anonymous -- Civil War journal / John Haley -- Soldiering: the Civil War diary of Rice C. Bull / Rice C. Bull -- "Appomattox and the return home" / Walter A. Montgomery -- Diary from Dixie / Mary Chesnut -- Hospital sketches / Louisa May Alcott -- Mohun / John Esten Cooke -- "Chickamauga" / Ambrose Bierce -- "Address by Oliver Wendell Holmes delivered on Memorial Day, May 30, 1895" / Oliver Wendell Holmes.

ISBN:

9780208023445 (alk. paper)
0208023445 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)32820298

LCCN:

95032374

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)