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DEAR CATHARINE, DEAR TAYLOR: The Civil War Letters HARDCOVER unread Near Mint
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 9780700612055
- Book Title
- Dear Catharine, Dear Taylor : the Civil War Letters of a Union Soldier and His Wife
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military Families, Military
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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"I would like to take thee in my arms once more and have the little children around me. . . . But I know it is my duty to stay here and try and be one of the many that God has raised to put down this rebellion and blot out the institution of slavery."--Taylor Peirce "We hear so much good news of victories and all things are working well. Yet there is a sadness over it at last for there is so many wives and mothers left to mourn the loss of some brave son or husband in our late battles and I do not know but I am one of the number that may have to mourn for thee at this very time."--Catharine Peirce Taylor Peirce was 40 years old when he left his wife and family to enlist in the 22nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He served for three long years and saw action in both theaters of the Civil War-ranging thousands of miles from the siege of Vicksburg through engagements in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, both Carolinas, and the Shenandoah Valley. During that time he saw his wife only twice on furlough, but still stayed in close contact with her through their intimate and dedicated exchange of letters. Both ardent Unionists who hated slavery and revered Lincoln, the Peirces wrote nearly every week over their long separation--letters that reveal a deep and abiding love for each other, as well as their strong--willed allegiance to the Union cause. Taylor's letters tell of battles and camp life, drilling and training, brave and cowardly commanders, troop morale, raucous amusements like music and gambling, delinquent paymasters, and his own moral code and motivation for fighting . They include graphic descriptions of the battles around Vicksburg, including vivid details about burning plantation houses, digging canals and trenches, and enduring constant rifle and artillery fire. Catharine, for her part, reported on family and relatives, the demands of being a single mother with three young children, business affairs, household concerns, weather and crops, events in Des Moines, and national politics, filling gaps in our knowledge of Northern life during the war. Most of all, her letters convey her frustration and aching loneliness in Taylor's absence, as well as her fears for his life, even as other women were becoming widowed by the war. While there are many collections of letters from Civil War soldiers to their wives, very few include such a rich trove of letters from the homefront. Together they paint an engrossing portrait of a soldier and husband who was trying to do his patriotic and familial duty, and of a wife trying to cope with loneliness and responsibility while longing for her husband's safe return. Beautifully edited and annotated by prize-winning Civil War historian Richard Kiper, they bring to life a nation under siege and provide a rare look at the war's impact on both the common soldier and his family.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
070061205x
ISBN-13
9780700612055
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038672571
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dear Catharine, Dear Taylor : the Civil War Letters of a Union Soldier and His Wife
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military Families, Military
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
E507.5 22nd.P54 2002
Reviews
"A lovely portrait of a marriage amid the strains of war."-- William C. Davis , author of The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens "These are great letters! They offer an extraordinary window into the emotional, familial, intellectual, and military experiences of two thoughtful and articulate Americans."-- Drew Gilpin Faust , author of Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War "Few examples of Civil War husband-and-wife correspondence possess the magnitude and depth one finds in this volume."--John F. Marszalek, author of Sherman: A Soldier's Passion for Order "A rare and valuable resource for students of the Civil War."-- Steven E. Woodworth , author of While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers, "A lovely portrait of a marriage amid the strains of war."- William C. Davis , author of The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens "These are great letters! They offer an extraordinary window into the emotional, familial, intellectual, and military experiences of two thoughtful and articulate Americans."- Drew Gilpin Faust , author of Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War "Few examples of Civil War husband-and-wife correspondence possess the magnitude and depth one finds in this volume."-John F. Marszalek, author of Sherman: A Soldier's Passion for Order "A rare and valuable resource for students of the Civil War."- Steven E. Woodworth , author of While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers, A lovely portrait of a marriage amid the strains of war.-- William C. Davis , author of The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens These are great letters! They offer an extraordinary window into the emotional, familial, intellectual, and military experiences of two thoughtful and articulate Americans.-- Drew Gilpin Faust , author of Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War Few examples of Civil War husband-and-wife correspondence possess the magnitude and depth one finds in this volume.--John F. Marszalek, author of Sherman: A Soldiers Passion for Order A rare and valuable resource for students of the Civil War.-- Steven E. Woodworth , author of While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers, "A valuable addition to the many edited collections of Civil War letters. . . . it is one of the few collections that contain both sides of the marital correspondence. . . . This book is a must for those who want the words of ordinary family members caught up in the great struggle."- Annals of Iowa, "A valuable addition to the many edited collections of Civil War letters. . . . it is one of the few collections that contain both sides of the marital correspondence. . . . This book is a must for those who want the words of ordinary family members caught up in the great struggle."-- Annals of Iowa "Readers interested in battles will savor Taylor's clear descriptions of the campaigning around Vicksburg and other operations. But the real strength of the volume lies in its illumination of the ways in which the home front and battlefield intersected during conflict."-- Virginia Quarterly Review
Table of Content
Preface Introduction Letters August 20, 1862, to March 22, 1863 Missouri March 28 to September 24, 1863 Vicksburg Campaign October 4, 1863, to July 24, 1864 Texas and Louisiana July 26 to December 25, 1864 Virginia January 9 to August 2, 1865 South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa Appendix Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2002-006389
Dewey Decimal
973.7/77
Dewey Edition
21
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