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Fight All Day, March All Night : A Medal of Honor Recipient's Story

By Wayne Mahood

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781438445083, 9781438445076
LCC
E523.5 126th -- .M33 2012eb
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4113053 bytes)
Series
Excelsior Editions Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
258\0
Time added
2023-08-13 12:04:40
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Description

In 1862 twenty-one-year-old Morris Brown Jr. left his studies at Hamilton College to take up the Union cause. He quickly rose in rank from sergeant major to captain and acting regimental commander for the 126th New York Volunteers. In letters written to his family in Penn Yan, New York, Brown describes his experiences at war: the unseemly carping between fellow officers, the fear that gripped men facing battle, and the longing to return home. Brown s letters also reveal an ambitious young man who not only wanted recognition but also wanted to assure himself of a financial future. Above all, this is the story of a courageous young man, told mostly in his own words. Few Civil War soldiers were as articulate as Morris Brown Jr., fewer served in a regiment that saw so much combat, still fewer commanded a regiment at such a young age, and even fewer were recognized by the newly minted Medal of Honor."

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