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A Fierce, Wild Joy - The Civil War Letters of Colonel Edward J. Wood, 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Hardcover)
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A Fierce, Wild Joy - The Civil War Letters of Colonel Edward J. Wood, 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Hardcover)
Series: Voices of the Civil War
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The ninety letters in this collection document the Civil War career
of Col. Edward Jesup Wood, an officer of the 48th Indiana.
Evocative and rich in detail, A Fierce, Wild Joy offers a view of
the war from an officer's perspective and provides important
insights into the day-to-day administration of a Civil War
regiment. Wood was born in Florida to a Connecticut father and
slave-owning mother, and orphaned in early youth. He was raised in
New England to be an abolitionist, and at the age of fifteen he
entered Dartmouth College. His military career began in 1861, and
over the course of the war Wood's regiment participated in several
key battles and campaigns, including Corinth, Vicksburg,
Chattanooga, and the March to the Sea. Thoughtful, intelligent, and
articulate, Wood was a keen observer of details during his time in
the Western Theater. His letters vividly bring the war to life as
he describes the events of some of its most important campaigns.
His change in perspective over time is evident: readers will
witness Wood's naIve optimism for a quick and sure victory
transform to dawning realization about the long haul and horrors of
war. Readers will appreciate Wood's broad view of the military
campaign, political exigencies surrounding the war, and the effects
of war on both North and South. A stark reminder of the war's costs
are emphasized by Wood's later tragic life. He returned home and
committed suicide before his fortieth birthday. A Fierce, Wild Joy
includes biographical essays that put Wood in context and aptly
remind readers that many who served in the war did not go home to
peace and happiness. Stephen E. Towne is assistant university
archivist at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. His
articles have appeared in Indiana Magazine of History, Journalism
History, and Civil War History.
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