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"Deliver us from this cruel war" : the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Joseph J. Hoyle, 55th North Carolina Infantry /

The personal letters of this soldier, supplemented by the editor's overview of the events and actions of the regiment, offer a view of the common soldier as well as battlefield and camp culture. The letters also reveal how this former schoolteacher urged his fellow soldiers forward at Gettysbur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoyle, Joseph J., 1838-1864
Other Authors: Girvan, Jeffrey M., 1971-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2010]
Subjects:
Hoyle, Joseph J., > 1838-1864 > Correspondence.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 55th.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Confederate States of America. > Army > Military life.
Soldiers > North Carolina > Correspondence.
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Summary:The personal letters of this soldier, supplemented by the editor's overview of the events and actions of the regiment, offer a view of the common soldier as well as battlefield and camp culture. The letters also reveal how this former schoolteacher urged his fellow soldiers forward at Gettysburg despite a sense that the cause was lost.
Physical Description:ix, 233 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786447572 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786447575 (softcover : alk. paper)