Subdued by the Sword – A Line Officer in the 121st New York Volunteers
$29.95
by James Greiner
This book presents the life of Captain John S. Kidder during the Civil War, as told through letters to his wife Harriet at home in rural New York. The regiment saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. Kidder’s letters home contain rich details of camp life, the difficulties of commanding men who had only recently been his neighbors, and the highs and lows associated with soldiering during the Civil War.
