Wayne County Troops in the Civil War: Letters from the Front Series

113 pp. "This history is the story of Wayne County troops in the Civil War, told through their own writings. Over fifty letters written by forty different soldier tell of their experiences in battles such as First Bull Run, Fair Oaks, Brandy Station, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Monocacy and Cedar Creek. These letters give important details of the service of local men who enlisted in the 17th, 19th, 27th, 33rd, 67th, 75th, 90th, 98th, 111th and 160th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiments, the 9th Heavy Artillery and the 8th and 10th New York Cavalry Regiments. Their stories tell of life in camp, the horrors of battle and the politics of the period."