Originally published in 1881, this is the personal observations of Charles Carleton Coffin while with the United States Army and Navy during the Civil War. From the first battle of Bull Run to the fall of Richmond.
Originally published in 1881, this is the personal observations of Charles Carleton Coffin while with the United States Army and Navy during the Civil...
"Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times" from Charles Carleton Coffin. American journalist, Civil War correspondent, author and politician (1823-1896).
"Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times" from Charles Carleton Coffin. American journalist, Civil War correspondent, author and politician (1823-...
-My Days and Nights on the Battle Field- from Charles Carleton Coffin. American journalist, Civil War correspondent, author and politician (1823-1896).
-My Days and Nights on the Battle Field- from Charles Carleton Coffin. American journalist, Civil War correspondent, author and politician (1823-1896)...
Many years ago, before railroads were thought of, a company of Connecticut farmers, who had heard marvellous stories of the richness of the land in the West, sold their farms, packed up their goods, bade adieu to their friends, and with their families started for Ohio. After weeks of travel over dusty roads, they came to a beautiful valley, watered by a winding river. The hills around were fair and sunny. There were groves of oaks, and maples, and lindens. The air was fragrant with honeysuckle and jasmine. There was plenty of game. The swift-footed deer browsed the tender grass upon the...
Many years ago, before railroads were thought of, a company of Connecticut farmers, who had heard marvellous stories of the richness of the land in th...
In my boyhood, my young friends, I loved to sit beside my grandfather and listen to his stories of Bunker Hill and Saratoga, -how he and his comrades stood upon those fields and fought for their country. I could almost see the fight and hear the cannon's roar, the rattle of the musketry, and the shouts of victory. They won their independence, and established the best government the world ever saw. But there are men in this country who hate that government, who have plotted against it, and who have brought about the present Great Rebellion to destroy it. I have witnessed some of the battles...
In my boyhood, my young friends, I loved to sit beside my grandfather and listen to his stories of Bunker Hill and Saratoga, -how he and his comrades ...
After four years of war our country rests in peace. The Great Rebellion has been subdued, and the power and authority of the United States government are recognized in all the States. It has been a conflict of ideas and principles. Millions of men have been in arms. Great battles have been fought. There have been deeds of sublimest heroism and exhibitions of Christian patriotism which shall stir the hearts of those who are to live in the coming ages. Men who at the beginning of the struggle were scarcely known beyond their village homes are numbered now among
After four years of war our country rests in peace. The Great Rebellion has been subdued, and the power and authority of the United States government ...
