He was found dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg, an unknown
soldier with nothing to identify him but an ambrotype of his three
children, clutched in his fingers. With the photograph as the
single, sad clue to his identity, a publicity campaign to locate
his family swept the North. Within a month, the bereaved widow and
children were located in Portville, New York, and the devoted
father was revealed to be Sergeant Amos Humiston of the 154th New
York Volunteers. Using many previously untapped sources, this book
tells the tale of 19th-century war, sentiment, and popular culture
in greater detail than ever before.
The Humiston story touched deep emotions in Civil War America,
and inspired a flood of heartfelt prose, poetry, and song. Amid a
vast outpouring of public sympathy, a charitable drive evolved to
assist the bereft family. At the end of the war, the crusade was
expanded to establish a home at Gettysburg for orphans of deceased
soldiers. The first residents of the institution were Amos
Humiston's widow Philinda and her three children: Franklin, Alice,
and Frederick. In this extensive account, a full portrait emerges
of Amos Humiston, the loving husband and father destined to be
remembered for his death tableau, and his family, the widow and
orphans who struggled for the rest of their lives with celebrity
born of tragedy.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 1999 |
First published: |
April 1999 |
Authors: |
Mark H. Dunkelman
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
304 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-96294-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-96294-6 |
Barcode: |
9780275962944 |
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