Double Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1  part one The Sailor, 1861–62 11 1. High Seas Hunt 11 2. Riverine Warfare 31 3. Turning Point 50  Part Two The Hospital Clerk, 1863 81  Part Three The Soldier, 1864–65 87 1. 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) 87 2. Trench Fighting, Virginia 112 3. Promotion and Victory 140 4. Occupation Duty, Texas 164 5. Homeward 175  Epilogue 181 Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography 187 Notes 189 Bibliography 229 Index 245 ...