When This Cruel War Is Over: The Civil War Letters of Charles Harvey Brewster

by David W. Blight

Book Overview

I am scared most to death every battle we have, but I don't think you need be afraid of my sneaking away unhurt. Thus wrote Adjutant Charles Harvey Brewster of the 10th Massachusetts to his sister Martha in 1864, in one of over 200 letters he would pen during his four years of service. Born and raised in Northampton, Massachusetts, Brewster was a twenty-seven-year-old store clerk when he enlisted in Company C of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteers in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155849748X
• ISBN13: 9781558497481
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher