A Civil War Diary
Written By Dr. James A. Black, First Assistant Surgeon, 49th Illinois Infantry
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About the Book
Assistant Surgeon James A. Black takes the reader on a seldom traveled journey--a fourteen hundred sixty-one day excursion--as he participates in the American Civil War. During his sojourn the Union soldier openly shares his observations, his joys, his concerns, and his frustrations, as he provides the reader with tremendous insight into the daily lives of soldiers in their camps and on their campaigns some one hundred fifty years ago.
Black and a contingency of
The diary is completely unabridged and void of interpretation or comment by scholars. Simply, the diary is James’ personal story as he lived it.
About the Author
Benita K. Moore earned her B.S. degree from Southern Illinois University and her M.A. degree from the