The Resource Double Duty in the Civil War : the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
Double Duty in the Civil War : the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
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The item Double Duty in the Civil War : the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- In 1861 at the age of eighteen, Edward Woolsey Bacon, a Yale student and son of well-known abolitionist minister Leonard Bacon, left his home in New Haven, Connecticut, to fight for the United States. Over the next four years Bacon served in both the Union navy and army, which gave him a sweeping view of the Civil War. His postings included being a captain's clerk on the USS Iroquois, a hospital clerk in his hometown, a captain in the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored), and a major in the 117th U.S. Colored Infantry, and he described these experiences in vibrant letters to his
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: The Sailor, 1861-62; (1) High Seas Hunt; (2) Riverine Warfare; (3) Turning Point; Part Two: The Hospital Clerk, 1863; Gallery; Part Three: The Soldier, 1864-65; (1) 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored); (2) Trench Fighting, Virginia; (3) Promotion and Victory; (4) Occupation Duty, Texas; (5) Homeward; Epilogue; Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover
- Isbn
- 9780809386499
- Label
- Double Duty in the Civil War : the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
- Title
- Double Duty in the Civil War
- Title remainder
- the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
- Subject
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- 1861-1865
- Bacon, Edward W., (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887
- Bacon, Edward W., (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887 -- Correspondence
- Connecticut
- Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- History
- Military operations, Naval
- Personal correspondence
- Personal narratives
- Sailors
- Sailors -- United States -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States, Army | Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)
- United States, Army | Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)
- Soldiers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1861 at the age of eighteen, Edward Woolsey Bacon, a Yale student and son of well-known abolitionist minister Leonard Bacon, left his home in New Haven, Connecticut, to fight for the United States. Over the next four years Bacon served in both the Union navy and army, which gave him a sweeping view of the Civil War. His postings included being a captain's clerk on the USS Iroquois, a hospital clerk in his hometown, a captain in the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored), and a major in the 117th U.S. Colored Infantry, and he described these experiences in vibrant letters to his
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Burkhardt, George S
- Dewey number
-
- 973.7/5
- 973.75
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
-
- E601
- E601 .B15 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Bacon, Edward W.
- United States
- Sailors
- Soldiers
- Connecticut
- United States
- United States
- Bacon, Edward W.
- United States
- Military operations, Naval
- Sailors
- Soldiers
- Connecticut
- United States
- Label
- Double Duty in the Civil War : the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: The Sailor, 1861-62; (1) High Seas Hunt; (2) Riverine Warfare; (3) Turning Point; Part Two: The Hospital Clerk, 1863; Gallery; Part Three: The Soldier, 1864-65; (1) 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored); (2) Trench Fighting, Virginia; (3) Promotion and Victory; (4) Occupation Duty, Texas; (5) Homeward; Epilogue; Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover
- Control code
- 856870188
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780809386499
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)856870188
- Label
- Double Duty in the Civil War : the Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: The Sailor, 1861-62; (1) High Seas Hunt; (2) Riverine Warfare; (3) Turning Point; Part Two: The Hospital Clerk, 1863; Gallery; Part Three: The Soldier, 1864-65; (1) 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored); (2) Trench Fighting, Virginia; (3) Promotion and Victory; (4) Occupation Duty, Texas; (5) Homeward; Epilogue; Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover
- Control code
- 856870188
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780809386499
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)856870188
Subject
- 1861-1865
- Bacon, Edward W., (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887
- Bacon, Edward W., (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887 -- Correspondence
- Connecticut
- Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- History
- Military operations, Naval
- Personal correspondence
- Personal narratives
- Sailors
- Sailors -- United States -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States, Army | Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)
- United States, Army | Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)
- Soldiers
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