To Battle for God and the Right: The Civil War Letterbooks of Emerson Opdycke

by Emerson Opdycke

Emerson Opdycke, a lieutenant with the 41st Ohio Infantry and later a commander of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, won fame at the Battle of Franklin when his brigade saved the Union Army from defeat. He also played pivotal roles in some of the major battles of the western theater, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge. Opdycke's wartime letters to his wife, Lucy, offer the immediacy of the action as it unfolded and provide a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252027744
• ISBN13: 9780252027741
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"