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Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865, Revised and Expanded Edition

Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865, Revised and Expanded Edition

Acken

Hardcover

Series: Interpreting the Civil War: Texts and Contexts

Biographies GeneralCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 160635454X
ISBN13: 9781606354544
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: May 9 2023
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.38
Height: 1.14 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.44
Language: English

The insightful letters of a Harvard-educated staff officer's experience in the Army of the Potomac

Charles J. Mills, the scion of a wealthy, prominent Boston family, experienced a privileged upbringing and was educated at Harvard University. When the Civil War began, Mills, like many of his college classmates, sought to secure a commission in the army. After a year of unsuccessful attempts, Mills was appointed second lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Infantry in August 1862; however, he was seriously wounded at Antietam a month later. Following a nearly yearlong recovery, Mills eventually reentered the service as a staff officer, although he remained physically disabled for the rest of his life. He was initially with the Ninth Corps during the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns and later at the Second Corps headquarters.

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