“A View from the Ranks”: The Civil War Diaries and Manuscripts of Charles E. Smith, 32nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

by Civil War, Civil War Diary

$95,000 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

Smith’s “observations are remarkable in their focused attention to detail, yet rarely has the point of view of the man in the ranks been expressed with such literate understanding of the overall picture. The diaries form a day to day account of the war as seen by an ordinary soldier who marched through it... The Diaries seem to have been written with an eye to history, particularly from 1863 on. They paint a picture of dedication to God and Country which sustained Smith and his

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