George Levy exposed the cruelty and inhumanity of a northern prison camp with TO DIE IN CHICAGO. Now, he attacks the glorification and romanticizing of our Civil War. HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD follows volunteers from the Elmira Rendezvous as they fought the Confederate States of America and suffered destruction under a failed war president and failed army commanders. Ultimately, they question whether this war was worth fighting, and find themselves forsaken, the volunteers of 1861 and '62, the only real soldiers Lincoln ever had. 143 illustrations.
Language
English
Pages
609
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 2013
ISBN 13
9780985760908
His Terrible Swift Sword-Elmira, New York in the Civil War
George Levy exposed the cruelty and inhumanity of a northern prison camp with TO DIE IN CHICAGO. Now, he attacks the glorification and romanticizing of our Civil War. HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD follows volunteers from the Elmira Rendezvous as they fought the Confederate States of America and suffered destruction under a failed war president and failed army commanders. Ultimately, they question whether this war was worth fighting, and find themselves forsaken, the volunteers of 1861 and '62, the only real soldiers Lincoln ever had. 143 illustrations.