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Lost and forgotten in a travel trunk for almost 60 years, the diaries where discovered in the 1950s but languished in silence and obscurity until the recent discovery of the identity of thier author, Corporal Timothy J. Regan, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, in 1998. This Regiment was Boston"s Irish Regiment, the Fighting Ninth!
These diaries are American Civil War artifacts, much like any rifle, uniform, horn, letter or sword from the war, except, these artifacts tell a story. Brief snapshots of time captured in daily entries as events actually happened, not from memoirs or research done years later. This is a primary resource documenting the trials, sacrifices, defeats and ultimate victories of the 9th in the North’s, Army of the Potomac, from April 15, 1861, through the war and beyond to March 10, 1876. This diary account entails Mr. Regan’s complete three year enlistment from June 11, 1861, through June 21, 1864.
As seen in the Civil War Times Illustrated and Christian G Samito’s book, "Commanding Boston’s Irish Ninth". The Corporal Regan diaries are one of the more interesting and detailed diary accounts discovered. Mr. Regan enlists on the first call to arms, survives a three year enlistment, fights at Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Malvern Hill, and documents over 100 Civil War poems and short stories. Mr. Regan shares a war time romance and as a clerk of Company E., records battle casualties and General Orders. After the war, Mr. Regan documents many interesting events including, President Lincoln"s Assassination, Irish history, Roman Catholic history, a terrorist attack, the Women"s Suffrage Movement, the Anti-Slavery Movement and even a flesh fall. Now after 141 years, these diaries originally compiled in two manuscripts, are being published for the first time unedited and in their entirety. These diaries are well-written, lengthy, upbeat and patriotic.
Relive the life of a Union soldier in the American Civil War from Corporal Timothy J. Regan"s 3 year enlistment on June 11, 1861, through the war and beyond to March 10, 1876.
Newly discovered, the diaries of Corporal Timothy J. Regan, a true Irish-American Hero, are a must-have for any Civil Warhistory collection. They will be treasured for generations to come! Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Lost Civil War Diaries: The Diaries of Corporal Timothy J. Regan (David C. Newton)