Dear uncles : the Civil War letters of Arthur McKinstry, a soldier in the Excelsior Brigade /
"A New York soldier's eyewitness account of life in the first year of the Civil War, from the campgrounds to the battlefields"--
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2022]
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| Serier: | Excelsior editions.
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- Installed Among Fine and Gentlemanly Fellows- End of May to mid-July, 1861: Joining up and departure for New York City.
- As Far as the Eye Can Reach- Late July to end of August, 1861: Moving to protect Washington D.C.
- Into the Doubtful Part of Maryland- September to mid-October, 1861: Camp near Washington and Patrol to Maryland.
- Down the River and Opposite the Rebels- Late-October through November, 1861: Arrival in Lower Maryland.
- Where the Bon Vivants Assemble- December, 1861: Duty along the Potomac.
- All Frivolous Subjects are Avoided- January, 1862: Occupation of Lower Maryland.
- Every Preparation for Immediate and Active Duty- February to April, 1862: Lower Maryland and Forays into Virginia.
- We Expect a Big Fight Very Soon- Mid-April to early-May, 1862: Move to The Peninsula and Battle at Williamsburg.
- The Low but Not so Very Soothing Hum of Minie Bullets-The 72nd New York and Excelsior Brigade after Arthur McKinstry.