What the Private Saw is definitely one of the very best of the many published collections of Civil War letters and diaries. Pvt. O. F. Sweet of the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery wrote prolifically to members of his family and kept a diary from 1863 until just after the close of the war. . . . Numerous period photographs supplement the account. What the Private Saw does just that-provide a very clear picture of the Civil War as seen and experienced by a private soldier of the Union. -Gene C. Armistead, author Horses and Mules in the Civil War The generals did t see what the privates saw. So wrote U.S. Civil War veteran Pvt. Oney Foster Sweet, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 43rd Pennsylvania Volunteers (14th Reserves) Battery F (Ricketts' Battery), 1861-1865. His previously unpublished letters, diaries, and retrospective pieces offer a unique glimpse of the war from the view of a private simply trying to survive a deadly conflagration in which one in five combatants perished. This first-hand account of what the private saw is a distinctive addition to the many existing volumes on the American Civil War. The book is edited and antated by Larry M. Edwards, an award-winning author, editor, and investigative journalist.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wigeon Publishing
ISBN-10
0989691373
ISBN-13
9780989691376
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214338953
Product Key Features
Author
Oney Foster Sweet
Format
Hardback, Sewn,Cloth over Boards,With Dust Jacket
Language
English
Topic
Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Additional Product Features
Edited by
Larry M Edwards
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
09/04/2015
Edition Statement
Annotated Edition
Country of Publication
United States
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