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"In her hour of sore distress and peril" : the Civil War diaries of John P. Reynolds, Eighth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry /

"Talented and perceptive writer John Perkins Reynolds of the "Salem Zouaves" (Company I, Eighth Massachusetts Infantry), left behind a unique record of important events of one company's service during early months of the Civil War. His detailed personal diary documents his compan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reynolds, John P., 1840-1919
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Patrick, Jeffrey L., 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Subjects:
Reynolds, John P., > 1840-1919 > Diaries.
United States. > Army. > Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861)
Soldiers > Massachusetts > Salem > Diaries.
Massachusetts > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Salem (Mass.) > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Talented and perceptive writer John Perkins Reynolds of the "Salem Zouaves" (Company I, Eighth Massachusetts Infantry), left behind a unique record of important events of one company's service during early months of the Civil War. His detailed personal diary documents his company's hourly activities each day, forming a rare chronicle of a Union "three-month" unit"--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 292 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.