I Am Fighting for the Union The Civil War Letters of Naval Officer Henry Willis Wells.

I Am Fighting for the Union The Civil War Letters of Naval Officer Henry Willis Wells.

"On 18 May 1862, Henry Willis Wells wrote a letter to his mother telling her in clear terms, "I am fighting for the Union." Since August 1861, when he joined the US Navy as a master's mate, at age twenty, he never wavered in his loyalty. He wrote to his family frequently that he...

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Main Author: Wells, Henry Willis
Other Authors: Browning Jr., Robert M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2023.
Series:Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology Ser.
Subjects:
Wells, Henry Willis, > 1841-1864 > Correspondence.
United States. > Navy > Officers > Correspondence.
Sailors > United States > Correspondence.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
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