A Time of War: A Northern Chronicle of the Civil War

by Stuart Murray

Book Overview

Stuart Murray draws upon Berkshire County, Massachusetts diaries, letters, newspapers, military reports, church journals, and gravestones to tell the stories of the black Union soldiers drawn from New... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581570112
• ISBN13: 9781581570113
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Countryman Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Here the reader will encounter Medal of Honor winners

In A Time Of War: A Northern Chronicle Of The Civil War, Stuart Murray draws upon Berkshire County, Massachusetts diaries, letters, newspapers, military reports, church journals, and gravestones to tell the stories of the black Union soldiers drawn from New England factories and farms, and comprising the 54th Regiment whose exploits and ultimate fate were vividly portrayed in the film "Glory". Here the reader will encounter Medal of Honor winners, Confederate generals, women volunteers, prisoners of war, leading abolitionists, pacifists, shopkeepers, poets, writers, artists, politicians, and a host of others, all contributing to a vivid portraits of the horrors and glories of the Civil War. A Time Of War is an outstanding contribution to the growing library of Civil War literature and a "must" for all dedicated Civil War buffs.