Army life in the War of the great rebellion : a True record of his service in the war for the union, ca. 1912 / by Edwin Witherby Brown.

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Army life in the War of the great rebellion : a True record of his service in the war for the union, ca. 1912 / by Edwin Witherby Brown.

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Two volume manuscript of Corporal Edwin Witherby's reminiscences of army life during the Civil War contains anecdotes and details of battles and military life from the perspective of a camp and hospital steward. Brown offers a tribute to Mother Bickerdycke and describes a "negro corral" at Corinth.

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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