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Like grass before the scythe : the life and death of Sgt. William Remmel, 121st New York Infantry by William Remmel; Robert Patrick Bender is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Uncommonly articulate letters from a young German-American soldier with the Union forces. During a conflict that saw death visit many households in the land, this is the story of a young recruit’s devotion to family and nation. William Remmel’s letters cover more than two full years of service in the 121st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, from August 1862 to October of 1864. They provide details on military and social history in the eastern theater of operations and on the experience of the homefront in upstate New York among a largely immigrant, working-class family and community. Like every other soldier in every other war, Remmel’s experiences are both universal and unique. They are universal in his experience of boredom, privation, discomfort, and ultimately, obliteration. His circumstances were idiosyncratic in that he was an immigrant boy, serious, thoughtful, articulate, who represents a constituency of one. Sergeant Remmel’s unit (which was for a time commanded by Emory Upton, an important figure in the post-war army) was part of the 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac. He was a German immigrant who had settled with his parents and family in far upstate New Yo

Who reads Like grass before the scythe : the life and death of Sgt. William Remmel, 121st New York Infantry?

Author

William Remmel; Robert Patrick Bender

Publisher

University Of Alabama Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780817315528

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir