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11%OFFSmall, Harold A.; Small, Abner R. - The Road to Richmond. The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers.  - 9780823220144 - V9780823220144
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The Road to Richmond. The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers.

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Description for The Road to Richmond. The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers. paperback. Abner Small served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. This book tells his story. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.

Abner Small wrote one of the most honest, poignant, and moving memoirs to come out of the Civil War. He served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. The Sixteenth Maine gained fame for its heroic delaying action on July 1 at Gettysburg, where it lost 180 of its 200 men. It went on to serve in Grant’s Overland Campaign in Virginia.
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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Series
North's Civil War
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823220144
SKU
V9780823220144
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Small, Harold A.; Small, Abner R.
Harold A. Small (Author) Harold Adams Small was the son of Major Abner R. Small and was Director of the University of California Press. Earl J. Hess (Introducer) Earl J. Hess holds the Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and is the author of nearly twenty books on the ... Read more

Reviews for The Road to Richmond. The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers.
"... unaffected simplicity and directness ... evident sincerity ... candor ... careful and accurate compilation. We cannot have too many books of this nature." -The New York Times "This memoir is vividly written ... and accurate... The text of this valuable ... contribution to history is admirably edited." -American Historical Review "These reminiscences ... will delight students of the Civil ... Read more

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