A Yankee at arms : the diary of Lieutenant Augustus D. Ayling, 29th Massachusetts Volunteers

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Full Title:: A Yankee at arms : the diary of Lieutenant Augustus D. Ayling, 29th Massachusetts Volunteers / edited by Charles F. Herberger
Series Titles:: Voices of the Civil War series
Voices of the Civil War series.

Subjects:: Ayling, Augustus D.--Diaries
United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865)
Soldiers--Massachusetts--Diaries
Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories
Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives

Table of Contents:: Enlistment and Fort Monroe -- The Monitor and the Merrimack and Newport News -- An infantry officer in the Army of the Potomac -- McClellan's retreat and the hospitalization of Lieutenant Ayling -- Lieutenant Ayling on sick leave -- The Fredericksburg Campaign -- Winter camp and transfer to Newport News -- A wartime love affair -- Occupation duty in Kentucky -- Down the Mississippi and the siege of Vicksburg -- Occupation in Mississippi and return to Kentucky -- Travel to Knoxville on return from sick leave -- Winter camp in eastern Tennessee -- Hard times and a depleted company -- The end of the war -- Postwar duty in Richmond, Virginia -- Last days in Richmond -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xiv, 301 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.