After Chancellorsville Lib/E

After Chancellorsville Lib/E Letters from the Heart: The Civil War Letters of Private Walter G. Dunn and Emma Randolph

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Publisher's Synopsis

When Private Walter G. Dunn of the Eleventh New Jersey Infantry went off to war, he began a correspondence with young Emma Randolph, a woman not yet twenty. When he was carried from the smoke and carnage of Chancellorsville to a crowded, filthy hospital ward in Baltimore, their real story began. There, barely recovered, bloodied and dazed with ether, he aided overworked surgeons when the Gettysburg wounded poured into the city and regularly took up his pen to relay everyday events that became history.

She replied in kind. At home, men were torn by guilt, women lost in grief, and a presidential election loomed. But there were also church picnics, strawberry festivals, ice cream socials, and trips to the ocean. In time they realized their love for one another and planned a life together after the war ended.

This was the American Civil War for many who lived it, a tragedy viewed through the eyes of a courageous youth and an unforgettable young woman.

Book information

ISBN: 9780786196814
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 973.781
Language: English
Weight: 308g
Height: 163mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 26mm