GDG- 14th Vermont

[John Gross]

Jim,

Thank you for the quote. In "Civil War Books" by Nevins, Robertson and
Wiley, they write that "Life in Camp" is "A hastily reworked diary that
gives a shallow account of army life."

The book has been reprinted and I'm wondering whether to purchase it or not.

Thanks again,

John Gross
floridarebel at bellsouth.net


>
> It's been interesting reading the excepts from "Life in Camp", on the 14th
> VT's part in the campaign and battle.
>
> By way of a change of pace, here's a letter to his sister written by Royal
> D. King, of Company D of the 14th VT.
> When Stannard's brigade and most of the rest of the Army of the Potomac
left
> Gettysburg in pursuit of Lee's army, King's company was detached and left
> behind to guard the 1st Corps' 3rd Division hospital.  The shoals referred
> to in the beginning of the letter is Wolf Run Shoals, on the Occoquan
River
> in VA, where the brigade had been posted as part of the defenses of
> Washington prior to being assigned to the AOP.
>

Jim Cameron
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