The Life of Billy Yank: The Common Soldier of the UnionIn this companion to The Life of Johnny Reb, Bell Irvin Wiley explores the daily lives of the men in blue who fought to save the Union. With the help of many soldiers' letters and diaries, Wiley explains who these men were and why they fought, how they reacted to combat and the strain of prolonged conflict, and what they thought about the land and the people of Dixie. This fascinating social history reveals that while the Yanks and the Rebs fought for very different causes, the men on both sides were very much the same. |
Contents
FOREWORD BY JAMES I ROBERTSON JR | 3 |
PREFACE | 11 |
SOUTHWARD HO | 17 |
FROM REVEILLE TO TAPS | 45 |
THE SUPREME TEST | 66 |
IN DIXIE LAND | 95 |
TOEING THE MARK | 191 |
HARDTACK SALT HORSE AND COFFEE | 223 |
THE MEN WHO WORE THE BLUE | 296 |
BILLY YANK AND JOHNNY REB | 346 |