Letters to the Home Circle: The North Carolina Service of Pvt. Henry A. Clapp, 1862-1863

by John R. Barden

Overview

Contains forty-four Civil War letters of Henry A. Clapp, a member of Company F, 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, which was part of the Federal army that occupied much of eastern North Carolina. Clapp's letters to family and friends describe life in the Union army and conditions among wartime North Carolinians, including planters, poor whites, and African Americans. Includes 23 maps and illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865262706
Publisher:	North Carolina Office of Archives and History
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Civil War North Carolina Series
Pages:	289
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John Barden holds degrees in history from Augusta College, the College of William and Mary, and Duke University.