Filled with diverse letters and diary entries from the archives and rich resources across America, Don''t Hurry Me Down to Hades sheds new light on the military events, politics, and personal sacrifices experienced during the War Between the States.
For four years American families on both sides of the Mason–Dixon Line were forced to endure the violence and hardship of the Civil War. This is the story of these families, expertly crafted from their own words.
Revealing the innermost thoughts of both famous citizens and men and women forgotten by history, esteemed Civil War historian Susannah J. Ural explores life on the battlefield and the home front, capturing the astonishing perseverance of the men and women caught up in this most brutal of conflicts.
