THE LIFE OF A UNION ARMY SHARPSHOOTER: The Diaries and Letters of John T. Farnham

This collection of diary entries and correspondence paints a detailed portrait of the lives of ordinary soldiers in the Union Army; their food, living conditions, relations among officers and men, ordeals, triumphs and tragedies. Richly detailed, it covers the three years of John T. Farnham's enlistment. 32 pages of illus.