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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the ...
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
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Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military and Naval ...
Author: United States. Department of the Interior
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Official Register of the United States
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 942
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Official Register of the United States
Author: United States. Department of the Interior
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Official Register
Author: United States Civil Service Commission
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Category : Government executives
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Category : Government executives
Languages : en
Pages : 944
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881
Author: Benjamin Perley Poore
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1412
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1412
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The Left-Armed Corps
Author: Allison M. Johnson
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807177482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
The Left-Armed Corps collects and annotates a unique and little-known body of Civil War literature: narrative sketches, accounts, and poetry by veterans who lost the use of their right arms due to wounds sustained during the conflict and who later competed in left-handed penmanship contests in 1865 and 1866. Organized by William Oland Bourne, the contests called on men who lost limbs while fighting for the Union to submit “specimens” of their best left-handed “business” writing in the form of personal statements. Bourne hoped the contests would help veterans reenter the work force and become economically viable citizens. Following Bourne’s aims, the contests commemorated the sacrifices made by veterans and created an archive of individual stories detailing the recently ended conflict. However, the contestants and their entries also present visible evidence—in the form of surprisingly elegant or understandably sloppy handwriting specimens—of the difficulties veterans faced in adapting to life after the war and recovering from its traumas. Their written accounts relate the chaos of the battlefield, the agony of amputation, and the highs and lows of recovery. Editor Allison M. Johnson organizes the selections thematically in order to highlight issues crucial to the experiences of Civil War soldiers, veterans, and amputees, offering invaluable insights into the ways in which former fighting men understood and commemorated their service and sacrifice. A detailed introduction provides background information on the contests and comments on the literary and historical significance of the veterans and their writings. Chapter subjects include political and philosophical treatises by veterans, amateur but poignant poetic testaments, and graphic accounts of wounding and amputation. The Left-Armed Corps makes accessible this archive of powerful testimony and creative expression from Americans who fought to preserve the Union and end slavery.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807177482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
The Left-Armed Corps collects and annotates a unique and little-known body of Civil War literature: narrative sketches, accounts, and poetry by veterans who lost the use of their right arms due to wounds sustained during the conflict and who later competed in left-handed penmanship contests in 1865 and 1866. Organized by William Oland Bourne, the contests called on men who lost limbs while fighting for the Union to submit “specimens” of their best left-handed “business” writing in the form of personal statements. Bourne hoped the contests would help veterans reenter the work force and become economically viable citizens. Following Bourne’s aims, the contests commemorated the sacrifices made by veterans and created an archive of individual stories detailing the recently ended conflict. However, the contestants and their entries also present visible evidence—in the form of surprisingly elegant or understandably sloppy handwriting specimens—of the difficulties veterans faced in adapting to life after the war and recovering from its traumas. Their written accounts relate the chaos of the battlefield, the agony of amputation, and the highs and lows of recovery. Editor Allison M. Johnson organizes the selections thematically in order to highlight issues crucial to the experiences of Civil War soldiers, veterans, and amputees, offering invaluable insights into the ways in which former fighting men understood and commemorated their service and sacrifice. A detailed introduction provides background information on the contests and comments on the literary and historical significance of the veterans and their writings. Chapter subjects include political and philosophical treatises by veterans, amateur but poignant poetic testaments, and graphic accounts of wounding and amputation. The Left-Armed Corps makes accessible this archive of powerful testimony and creative expression from Americans who fought to preserve the Union and end slavery.
Astronomical, Magnetic and Meteorological Observations Made at the United States Naval Observatory
Author: United States Naval Observatory
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Melville's Evermoving Dawn
Author: John Bryant
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873385626
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This collection of analytical essays is the result of several conferences throughout 1991, the centennary of Herman Melville's death. They survey the past and present of Melville Studies and suggest directions for the future.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873385626
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This collection of analytical essays is the result of several conferences throughout 1991, the centennary of Herman Melville's death. They survey the past and present of Melville Studies and suggest directions for the future.
First Supplement to the Catalogue of the Young Men's Association Library of the City of Buffalo
Author: Young Men's Association of the City of Buffalo. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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