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The Nugen Boys Of Iowa: Letters of William H. Nugen

The Nugen Boys Of Iowa: Letters of William H. Nugen

Paperback

Civil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 1461080509
ISBN13: 9781461080503
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 22 2011
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.27 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The Letters of William H. Nugen Edited by Cheryl Ann Nugent & Tamara Rebekah Ebert Seven family members left their Iowa farm to join the Union Campaign. William H. Nugen carried the stigma of an unidentified situation to the battlefields. His letters portray a young man likeable and then a side which may be indicative of the situation back home. He indicates his cousins who are serving in the same regiment treat him fair. Surprisingly, the letters reveal compassion for the southern people, their situation, and their poor farm land. The letters divulge his homesickness, feeling of abandonment, and his political views. William attempted to remotely manage the affairs of home. He provided brotherly advice on caring for his blind horse, verifying his sister received new songs he had sent home, relaying the events surrounding the death and burial of his cousin's husband. The letters' span his three years of service in the civil war. He served honorably, and the letters reveal the metamorphosis from an insecure young man into a confident man of the world.

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