Bacon, Edward W. 1843-1887.

Double duty in the Civil War the letters of sailor and soldier Edward W. Bacon / [electronic resource] : edited by George S. Burkhardt. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009. - xiii, 258 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780809386499 (electronic bk.)




Bacon, Edward W. 1843-1887 --Correspondence.


United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)


Sailors--United States--Correspondence.
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.


United States--History--Naval operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
Connecticut--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.


Electronic books.

E601 / .B15 2009

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