Bibliograph

The last Civil War veterans, the lives of the final survivors, state by state, Frank L. Grzyb ; foreword by Brigadier General Richard J. Valente USA (Ret.)

Type

Label

The last Civil War veterans, the lives of the final survivors, state by state, Frank L. Grzyb ; foreword by Brigadier General Richard J. Valente USA (Ret.)

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-192) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last Civil War veterans

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

934885367

Responsibility statement

Frank L. Grzyb ; foreword by Brigadier General Richard J. Valente USA (Ret.)

Sub title

the lives of the final survivors, state by state

Summary

"Drawing on a wide range of sources including correspondence with descendants, this book covers the last living Civil War veterans in each state, providing details of their wartime service as soldiers and sailors and their postwar lives as family men, entrepreneurs, politicians, frontier pioneers and honored veterans"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

An overview -- The union -- The District of Columbia -- The Confederacy -- The border states -- The western territories (as of April 1865) -- The territories of Alaska and Hawaii -- The "last of the last" -- Is this the final chapter?

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