Semi-History of a Boy Veteran: 1861-1865 (Abridged, Annotated)

With letters and diaries from former comrades-in-arms, Edwin Hobart wrote this engaging history of the regiments in which he served, including the 58th U.S. Colored Infantry. He was indeed a boy soldier when he joined (at 16) in 1861 and by the time he joined the 58th as a lieutenant, he was only twenty years old.

Included in this expanded edition is information on his post-military life, including his struggle for a pension for disability.

Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.

For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones.

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