Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
"At the outbreak of the Civil War, Daniel Withum Sawtelle was a young man working on his family's farm in the north woods of Maine. The Republican son of a Democrat, he initially took little notice of a war he assumed would be over almost as soon as it started. As the conflict wore on, however, he began to disagree vehemently with his father about the future of the nation. Finally, in February 1862, he enlisted in the Eighth Maine Infantry.
Fifty years later, Sawtelle drew on his wartime correspondence to compile a memoir of his experience.".
"All's for the Best combines Sawtelle's memoir with the most interesting of his letters, which were principally written to his sister Sophronia. His account supplies firsthand descriptions of several important campaigns, from Petersburg - where Sawtelle volunteered as a sharpshooter - to Appomattox, as well as several obscure skirmishes. Perhaps the greatest contribution of Sawtelle's writings, however, is the light they shed on the racial attitudes of Union soldiers."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
![Loading indicator](/images/ajax-loader-bar.gif)
Subjects
Biography, Correspondence, History, Maine Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, Regimental histories, Soldiers, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1866), United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, Maine, biographyPlaces
Aroostook County, Maine, United StatesTimes
Civil War, 1861-1865Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
All's for the best: the Civil War reminiscences and letters of Daniel W. Sawtelle, Eighth Maine Volunteer Infantry
2001, University of Tennessee Press
in English
- 1st ed.
1572331364 9781572331365
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?November 14, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
June 18, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 5, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added subjects from MARC records. |
April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |