To battle for God and the right : the Civil War letterbooks of Emerson Opdycke /

Opdycke, Emerson.

To battle for God and the right : the Civil War letterbooks of Emerson Opdycke / edited by Glenn V. Longacre and John E. Haas ; foreword by Peter Cozzens. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2003. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Peter Cozzens -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Method -- Introduction -- 1. To Battle for God, and the Right August 31, 1861-February 13, 1862 -- 2. I Am Sick of Doing Nothing February 15, 1862-March 31, 1862 -- 3. On Ground Made Red April 12, 1862-April 29, 1862 -- 4. Halleck Out Witted May 12, 1862-August 10, 1862 -- 5. I Am Proud of the Regt. December 31, 1862-February 10, 1863 -- 6. A Very Pretty, Wealthy, Secesh Place February 14, 1863-June 23, 1863 7. The Roads Are Awful June 29, 1863-September 21, 18638. They Can Kill Us, nut Never Whip Us September 23, 1863-September 30, 1863 -- 9. Cruel War October 1, 1863-October 25, 1863 -- 10. I Sacrificed My Personal Ambition October 28, 1863-November 28, 1863 -- 11. I Am Sick of Being under Potomac Generals November 29, 1863-January 25, 1864 -- Illustrations follow page 158 -- 12. We Are in God's Hands March 31, 1864-May 3, 1864 -- 13. Under Fire May 5, 1864-June 9, 1864 -- 14. How Long Oh Lord How Long June 22, 1864-July 1, 1864 15. In Sight of Atlanta July 4, 1864-August 3, 186416. Such a Sea of Blood August 6, 1864-September 7, 1864 -- 17. An Important Captured City September 9, 1864-September 24, 1864 -- 18. Hood Is Making Desperate Efforts September 26, 1864-November 1, 1864 -- 19. Fight Whenever and Whereever You Think Best November 3, 1864-December 13, 1864 -- 20. Brilliant Victories December 17, 1864-January 6, 1865 -- 21. I Cannot Remain Away from You and the Boy Any Longer January 8, 1865-March 28, 1865 22. Broken Limbs and Bleeding Hearts March 30, 1865-June 14, 186523. Homeward Bound June 17, 1865-August 29, 1865 -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index



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Opdycke, Emerson.


United States. Army --Biography.
United States. Army of the Cumberland --Biography.


Generals--United States--Correspondence.


Electronic Books.

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