A worse place than hell, how the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg changed a nation, John Matteson
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A worse place than hell, how the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg changed a nation, John Matteson
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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contains biographical information
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Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A worse place than hell
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1156994284
Responsibility statement
John Matteson
Sub title
how the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg changed a nation
Summary
"In December 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and threatened to break apart Abraham Lincoln's government. Five extraordinary individuals experienced Fredericksburg's cataclysmic repercussions -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Walt Whitman, Louisa May Alcott, John Pelham, and Arthur Fuller. Guided by duty, driven by desire, they moved toward lofty destinies: a young Harvard intellectual steeped in courageous ideals, a gay Brooklyn poet condemned by guardians of propriety, a struggling writer desperate to serve the cause and gain her philosopher father's admiration, a West Point cadet from Alabama excelling in artillery tactics, and a one-eyed minister seeking to prove his manhood. Because of what they saw and suffered, America, too, would never be the same."--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
The poet's son -- The blond artillerist -- Burnside's bridge and a Broadway bar -- An army in crisis -- A man of God -- "The most beautiful girl runner" -- "Beauty" and "Sallie" -- "Believe me, we shall never lick 'em" -- Caroline Street -- Pelham does first rate -- The stone wall -- Southbound trains -- "A worse place than hell" -- The prince of patients -- "Death itself has lost all its terrors" -- "Our fearful journey home" -- The song of the hermit thrush -- St. Patrick's Day, 1863 -- "The duty of fighting has ceased for me" -- "To act with enthusiasm and faith."
Target audience
adult
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- Pelham, John, 1838-1863
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 + Social aspects
- HISTORY / United States / General
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
- Fuller, Arthur B., Arthur Buckminster, 1822-1862
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- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- Pelham, John, 1838-1863
- Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 + Social aspects
- HISTORY / United States / General
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
- Fuller, Arthur B., Arthur Buckminster, 1822-1862
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