A Jewish Colonel in the Civil War
Marcus M. Spiegel of the Ohio Volunteers
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Marcus M. Spiegel | ISBN: | 9780803293755 |
| Publisher: | UNP - Nebraska Paperback | Publication: | December 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Nebraska Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marcus M. Spiegel |
| ISBN: | 9780803293755 |
| Publisher: | UNP - Nebraska Paperback |
| Publication: | December 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Language: | English |
Marcus Spiegel, a German Jewish immigrant, served with the 67th and 120th Ohio Volunteer regiments during the Civil War. He saw action in Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, where he was fatally wounded in May 1864. These letters to Caroline, his wife, reveal the traumatizing experience of a soldier and the constant concern of a husband and father.
Marcus Spiegel, a German Jewish immigrant, served with the 67th and 120th Ohio Volunteer regiments during the Civil War. He saw action in Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, where he was fatally wounded in May 1864. These letters to Caroline, his wife, reveal the traumatizing experience of a soldier and the constant concern of a husband and father.
