Double duty in the Civil War : the letters of sailor and soldier Edward W. Bacon / / edited by George S. Burkhardt.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Bacon, Edward W. 1843-1887.
• TeilnehmendeR: Burkhardt, George S., 1927-; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xiii, 258 p., [12] p. of plates :; ill., maps.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The sailor, 1861-62. High seas hunt ; Riverine warfare ; Turning point
• The hospital clerk, 1863
• The soldier, 1864-65. 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) ; Trench fighting, Virginia ; Promotion and victory ; Occupation duty, Texas ; Homeward
• Epilogue.