{"product_id":"yours-for-the-union-the-civil-war-letters-of-john-w-chase-first-massachusetts-light-artillery-paperback","title":"Yours for the Union: The Civil War Letters of John W. Chase, First Massachusetts Light Artillery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBonnie B. Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYours for the Union\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of letters that takes us inside the life and mind of a Civil War soldier. John Chase's reports of his service with the Army of the Potomac, reveal what the war was really like for the men who fought it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChase was a 36 year-old cabinetmaker from Roxbury, a widower with four young children when he enlisted as a private in the First Massachusetts Light Artillery. These well written letters portray a man who is trying to provide for his children, maintain his finances, obtain food and clothing to supplement his meager rations, all while marching in the mud and fighting a war. While he was a patriotic Northerner, his occasionally crude language reflects his strong opinion of abolitionists, and especially, of abolitionist politicians.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn S. Collier\u003c\/strong\u003e, great-great grandson of John W. Chase, and Bonnie B. Collier are both retired and live in Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.7 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757875593504,"sku":"9780823223046","price":73.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/75d555c2de35f73d3efdc33f09adcf24.webp?v=1780113769","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/yours-for-the-union-the-civil-war-letters-of-john-w-chase-first-massachusetts-light-artillery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}