A Light & Uncertain Hold: A History of the Sixty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Curiosity piqued by two poems written by his great-great-grandmother initiated David Thackery's scholarly exploration into the history of the Sixty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the wartime history of Champaign County, Ohio, from which it was recruited.Not only a well regarded and detailed unit history, A Light and Uncertain Hold is also a penetrating and provocative social history which deals with the homefront, morale, reenlistment, and the memory and commemoration of the war. The words and stories of individual soldiers give depth and substance to the regiment's entire experience and gives the book a complete and well-rounded historical view of their service in the American Civil War. Title: A Light & Uncertain Hold: A History of the Sixty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Author Name: Thackery, David T Location Published: Kent State University Press: 1999 Binding: hardcover Book Condition: Excellent Pages: 321 Categories: Unit Histories, Unit Histories Seller ID: 1076