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Gustav Erdman Koenig A History of His Civil War Years

Gustav Erdman Koenig A History of His Civil War Years

Gustav Erdman Koenig A History of His Civil War Years

Sam Koenig

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Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2016
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781365246142
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During the Civil War, 15 year old E. G. Koenig wrote a series of letters to his mother describing his experiences and feelings. Koenig was a German immigrant who enlisted as a volunteer substitute enlistee. The appendices contain original copies of his letters, an analysis of his acquiring an American identity through his signatures, and a listing of his family and descendants. The book is liberally filled with old photos and etchings. A classic Civil War narrative through the eyes of a young German immigrant.

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