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As if it were glory : Robert Beecham's Civil War from the Iron Brigade to the Black regiments / edited with an introduction by Michael E. Stevens.

Title: As if it were glory : Robert Beecham's Civil War from the Iron Brigade to the Black regiments / edited with an introduction by Michael E. Stevens.
Author: Beecham, R. K. (Robert K.), 1838-
Publication: Madison, Wis. : Madison House, 1998.

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Additional Authors

Stevens, Michael E.

Description

xx, 236 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

Robert Beecham recounts his Civil War experiences, both as an enlisted man in the fabled Iron Brigade and as an officer commanding a newly-raised African American unit. In addition to telling his exciting account, Beecham describes the daily life of the Civil War soldier. His stories range from lively accounts of foraging expeditions to describing conditions in military hospitals. In his narrative, Beecham celebrates the ingenuity of the enlisted man at the expense of officers who are often arrogant or incompetent. He also chides the altered recollections of fellow veterans who remember only triumphs and forget defeats.

Alternative Title

Glory

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies
History
Personal narratives

Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. xix-xx) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

ISBN

0945612559 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^^97026826^

OCLC

37211330
SCSB-13210634

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library