Bibliograph

A Yankee at arms, the diary of Lieutenant Augustus D. Ayling, 29th Massachusetts Volunteers, edited by Charles F. Herberger

Type

Label

A Yankee at arms, the diary of Lieutenant Augustus D. Ayling, 29th Massachusetts Volunteers, edited by Charles F. Herberger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-296) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A Yankee at arms

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39756785

Responsibility statement

edited by Charles F. Herberger

Series statement

Voices of the Civil War series

Sub title

the diary of Lieutenant Augustus D. Ayling, 29th Massachusetts Volunteers

Table Of Contents

Enlistment and Fort Monroe -- The Monitor and the Merrimack and Newport News -- An infantry officer in the Army of the Potomac -- McClellan's retreat and the hospitalization of Lieutenant Ayling -- Lieutenant Ayling on sick leave -- The Fredericksburg Campaign -- Winter camp and transfer to Newport News -- A wartime love affair -- Occupation duty in Kentucky -- Down the Mississippi and the siege of Vicksburg -- Occupation in Mississippi and return to Kentucky -- Travel to Knoxville on return from sick leave -- Winter camp in eastern Tennessee -- Hard times and a depleted company -- The end of the war -- Postwar duty in Richmond, Virginia -- Last days in Richmond -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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