A German Hurrah!: Civil War Letters of Friedrich Bertsch and Wilhelm Stangel, 9th Ohio Infantry (Civil War in the North Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606350382 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Grass roots history Wahrheit This book brings together letters written by two members of the 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment, better known as the German Turner regiment of Cincinnati. They originally appeared in the German-language papers of Cincinnati and Louisville and have been nicely translated and provided with extensive notes (pp. 303-59). What is best about the book is that it allows you to see the Civil War through the eyes of two German-American soldiers and offers a grass roots view of the war from their perspective.
"A German Hurrah!" makes Bertsch's and Stangel's letters available in English for the first time. Lieutenant Friedrich Bertsch and Chaplain Wilhelm Stangel of the 9th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry were not typical soldiers in the Union army. Imbued with democratic and egalitarian ideals, the pair were disappointed with the imperfections they found in America and its political, social, and economic fabric; they also disdained puritanical temperance and Sunday laws restricting the personal freedoms they had enjoyed in Europe. It is a valuable addition to Civil War studies and will be welcomed by those interested in ethnicity and immigration.. This title offers fascinating perspectives on the war from two German immigrants. They were German immigrants fighting in a German regiment. Both men believed Germans were superior to Americans and other ethnic soldiers and hoped to elevate the status of Germans in American society by demonstrati
. Reinhart's recent books include Two Germans in the Civil War: The Diary of John Daeuble and the Letters of Gottfried Rentschler, Sixth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry; A History of the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry U.S: The Boys Who Feared No Noise, and August Willich's Gallant Dutchmen: Civil War Letters from the 32nd Indiana Infantry (The Kent State University Press, 2006). About the AuthorJoseph R
Reinhart's recent books include Two Germans in the Civil War: The Diary of John Daeuble and the Letters of Gottfried Rentschler, Sixth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry; A History of the 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry U.S: The Boys Who Feared No Noise, and August Willich's Gallant Dutchmen: Civil War Letters from the 32nd Indiana Infantry (The Kent State University Press, 2006). Joseph R.