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The Civil War Letters of Colonel Charles F. Johnson, Invalid Corps
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Description for The Civil War Letters of Colonel Charles F. Johnson, Invalid Corps
Paperback. Organized in May 1863 to meet the Union Army's growing manpower needs, the Invalid Corps was a unique military unit. This volume brings together some 150 letters written by Colonel Charles F. Johnson, an officer who served with the 18th Veteran Reserve Corps after sustaining debilitating wounds during the Seven Day's Battles in June 1862. Editor(s): Pelka, Fred. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 676.
Chronicles the untold story of disabled combat veterans who continued to serve in the Union Army; Organized in May 1863 to meet the Union Army's growing manpower needs, the Invalid Corps - later renamed the Veteran Reserve Corps - was a unique military unit. With more than twenty-four regiments of troops, nearly all of them men disabled by illness or combat wounds, it was at one point twice as large as the entire pre-war United States Army. During four years of service its troops enforced the draft, guarded prisoners and vital outposts, protected rail lines and supply depots, and served ... Read more
Chronicles the untold story of disabled combat veterans who continued to serve in the Union Army; Organized in May 1863 to meet the Union Army's growing manpower needs, the Invalid Corps - later renamed the Veteran Reserve Corps - was a unique military unit. With more than twenty-four regiments of troops, nearly all of them men disabled by illness or combat wounds, it was at one point twice as large as the entire pre-war United States Army. During four years of service its troops enforced the draft, guarded prisoners and vital outposts, protected rail lines and supply depots, and served ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558494602
SKU
V9781558494602
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Ref
99-15
About
A freelance writer and researcher, Fred Pelka is the author of The ABC-Clio Companion to the Disability Rights Movement.
Reviews for The Civil War Letters of Colonel Charles F. Johnson, Invalid Corps
Civil War historians and others will value this book. It provides a fascinating and insightful introduction to the disabled soldiers of the Civil War era, and presents the first analysis of the Invalid Corps and the twists and turns of its history. Fred Pelka performs a great service by calling long-overdue attention to the experience of those who served in ... Read more