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Bloody Engagements: John R. Kelso’s Civil War
John R. Kelso
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Description for Bloody Engagements: John R. Kelso’s Civil War
Hardback. The first edited edition of a Union soldier's remarkable memoir, offering a rare perspective on guerrilla warfare and on the larger meanings of the Civil War Editor(s): Grasso, Christopher. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
The first edited edition of a Union soldier’s remarkable memoir, offering a rare perspective on guerrilla warfare and on the larger meanings of the Civil War
While tales of Confederate guerilla-outlaws abound, there are few scholarly accounts of the Union men who battled them. This edition of John R. Kelso’s Civil War memoir presents a firsthand account of an ordinary man’s extraordinary battlefield experiences along with his evolving interpretation of what the bloody struggle meant.
A former Methodist preacher and Missouri schoolteacher, Kelso served as a Union Army foot soldier, cavalry officer, guerilla fighter, and ... Read more
The first edited edition of a Union soldier’s remarkable memoir, offering a rare perspective on guerrilla warfare and on the larger meanings of the Civil War
While tales of Confederate guerilla-outlaws abound, there are few scholarly accounts of the Union men who battled them. This edition of John R. Kelso’s Civil War memoir presents a firsthand account of an ordinary man’s extraordinary battlefield experiences along with his evolving interpretation of what the bloody struggle meant.
A former Methodist preacher and Missouri schoolteacher, Kelso served as a Union Army foot soldier, cavalry officer, guerilla fighter, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300210965
SKU
V9780300210965
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About John R. Kelso
John R. Kelso (1831–1891) was a Missouri schoolteacher who served as a Union Army foot soldier, cavalry officer, and spy. Christopher Grasso is a professor of history at the College of William and Mary.
Reviews for Bloody Engagements: John R. Kelso’s Civil War
"This firsthand narrative offers personal reflections on the troubling conflict posed by the war and its impact on life and family."-Library Journal, starred review Library Journal "Kelso's highly descriptive writings nevertheless offer valuable firsthand views of a host of lesser-known wartime events that occurred in Missouri and Arkansas."-Civil War Books and Authors Civil War Books and Authors