Reprint. Published by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106) and index.
Summary
Includes diary entries, personal letters, and archival photographs to describe the experiences of boys, sixteen years old or younger, who fought in the Civil War.
"Originally published by Random House, Inc., as volume II of The Civil War, a narrative : Fredericksburg to Meridian"--T.p. verso.
Summary
Complete with detailed maps, Stars in Their Courses brilliantly recreates the three-day conflict: It is a masterly treatment of a key great battle and the events that preceded it-not as legend has it but as it really was, before it became distorted by controversy and overblown by remembered glory. [from the publisher]
Vol. 1 includes: Alphabetical index to places of interment of deceased Union soldiers in the various states and territories, as specified in Rolls of honor nos. I-XIII.
Nos. 26-27: "Reprinted with statement of the disposition of some of the bodies of deceased Union soldiers and prisoners of war whose remains have been removed to national cemeteries in the Southern and Western states."
Mr Druckemiller was a Captain in Company B of the 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The diary details his military duties and movements. His references to the weather and daily activities remind the reader of the hardships endured by armies at that time. His writing is clear and succinct.
