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Description edit
Historians, civil war enthusiasts, genealogists and those who simply enjoy a good story will find this book a treasure trove. Homer writes with an attention to detail, carefully recording names, places and figures. He brings to the journals and letters his sense of humor and truthfulness,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Catlin: Add a description of this character.
- Mead
- Quantrill
- Huston
- George Anson Jewett
- John
- H. H. Jewett
- Buell
- Lucien
- Marmaduke
- Grady
- Monroe
- Perham
- Carrie
- Herron
- Bell Baker
- Mrs. Roosevelt
- Mckee
- Matthews
- Langdon
- Maj
- Prebble
- Hindman
- Van Buren
- Vance
- Reynolds
- Lynn
- Edgar
- Libbie Parrish
- Townsend
- Jennison
- Jackson
- Steele
- Milton
- Gen Totten
- Spellman
- Brawner
- Wilson
- Bill Taylor
- Clark
- Thad Kinsloe
- Willhite
Setting & Locations edit
- Missouri Cavalry
- Pella Iowa
- Chicago
- Warsaw
- Little Rock
- Macon City
- Lexington
- Arkansas
- Springfield
- Independance
- Kansas City
- Boonville
- Fayetteville
- California
- Burlington
- Illinois
- Alexandria
- Independence
- Keokuk
- Breckenridge
- Pine Bluff
- Central College
- Oquawka
- Heaven
- Cane Hill
- America
- Mississippi River
- Washington
- Carthage
- Union
- Pea Ridge
- Huntsville
- Indiana
- Monticello
- England
- Sedalia
- Oskaloosa
- Paris
- Galesburg
- Des Moines Iowa
- Prairie Grove
- Leavensworth
First Sentence edit
Today is a day firmly fastened upon my memory for it is the day when i broke the ties that bound me to home and started forth into a world of strangers determined to be some thing in the world placing strict reliance upon the old adage which says "Where there is a will there is a way."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Homer Harris Jewett (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973.78
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