James Riley Weaver's Civil War : the diary of a Union cavalry officer and prisoner of war, 1863-1865 /

James Riley Weaver's Civil War : the diary of a Union cavalry officer and prisoner of war, 1863-1865 /

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Author / Creator:	Weaver, James Riley, 1839-1920, author.
Imprint:	Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2019]
Description:	xxi, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Civil war soldiers and strategies Civil War soldiers and strategies.
Subject:	Weaver, James Riley, -- 1839-1920 -- Diaries. United States. -- Army. -- Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865) United States. -- Army. -- Cavalry -- Officers -- Diaries. United States. -- Army. -- Cavalry. United States. -- Army. -- Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 18th (1862-1865) American Civil War (1861-1865) Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Diaries. Prisoners of war -- United States -- Diaries. Armed Forces -- Officers. Prisoners of war. Regimental histories. Soldiers. Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Pennsylvania. United States. Diaries. History. Personal narratives.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11781961

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Other authors / contributors:	Schlotterbeck, John T., editor. Wilson, Wesley (Wesley W.), editor. Kawaue, Midori, editor. Klingensmith, Harold A. (Tony), editor.
ISBN:	9781606353684 1606353683
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This is an annotated edition of the diary of Union cavalry officer James Riley Weaver. Weaver wrote every day from June 1, 1863, to April 1, 1865, creating an unbroken 666-day record of his military engagements in the Union cavalry, almost seventeen months in seven Confederate officers' prisons, and return to civilian life. The depth of detail, clear prose, emotional restraint, and dissection of human nature under duress provide an unparalleled eyewitness account of one man's Civil War. Weaver avoids the sectional rancor that colors most published Union prisoner narratives and traces the changing nature of cavalry warfare and prison life over an extended period of time. His entries are honest, analytical, and even-handed in their assessments and connect soldiering, imprisonment, and personal experiences and their meaning with external events beyond his immediate purview"--

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Call Number:	E527.6 18th .W43 2019
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