{"product_id":"the-road-to-richmond-the-civil-war-letters-of-major-abner-r-small-of-the-16th-maine-volunteers-paperback","title":"The Road to Richmond: The Civil War Letters of Major Abner R. Small of the 16th Maine Volunteers. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold A. Small\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEarl J. Hess\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbner Small wrote one of the most honest, poignant, and moving memoirs to come out of the Civil War. He served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. The Sixteenth Maine gained fame for its heroic delaying action on July 1 at Gettysburg, where it lost 180 of its 200 men. It went on to serve in Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSmall was an articulate observer of all this. He wrote his memoirs with a keen sense of the irony of life during wartime, and with a gift for expression. His descriptions of the dead at Gettysburg, his characterizations of famous men such as Major General Oliver Otis Howard, and his reflections on the emotions of men under fire are outstanding. Small was captured in the battle of Globe Tavern on August 18, 1864. His account of prison life at Libby, Salisbury, and Danville is gripping. Small was exchanged just in time to lead his regiment in the final days of the war. His book reveals more of the inner soldier than almost any other account written by a Union veteran.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarold A. Small (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHarold Adams Small\u003c\/b\u003e was the son of Major Abner R. Small and was Director of the University of California Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarl J. Hess (Introducer) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEarl J. Hess\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History at Lincoln Memorial University and is the author of nearly twenty books on the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883802144920,"sku":"9780823220144","price":80.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/IlCIU5NJQx9780823220144.webp?v=1776478224","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-road-to-richmond-the-civil-war-letters-of-major-abner-r-small-of-the-16th-maine-volunteers-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}