Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #841477 in Books
• Published on: 1992-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Synopsis
The journal of a Union soldier describes battles and events.

Customer Reviews

A remarkable view of the American Civil War
I've read and re-read Elisha Hunt Rhodes' memoirs of the Civil War many times now, and always find additional nuances and new perspectives on every visit.

The drama and horror of the Civil War become even more vivid and personal as you read Rhodes' simple, yet expressive prose. But even more than a story of this war, "All for the Union" is a story of a young man's coming of age. Elisha joined the Union Army in 1861 with utterly no military experience whatsoever. Yet, he fought in every major campaign of the Army of the Potomac, rose to command his regiment--and somehow survived. Almost incredibly, Elisha was always around to report on the historic events of this tragic conflict as the Union Army of the Potomac engaged in its four-year death struggle with Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. There is humor, hardship, politics, adventure, and great courage detailed in these pages, which makes this a compulsive page-turner even for non-Civil War buffs.

The book includes some fine photographs, although some detailed maps of the Army of the Potomac's theater of operations would have been nice.

Highly recommended.

Carnage plus loyalty equals inside truth about Civil War
Thank you Elisha Rhodes Hunt for drawing me into the inner circle of those who fight for right without malice and without pretention. Hunt suffered the mud, famine and blood of the battlefield, the boredom, stress and anxiety of waiting out winters and lulls in fighting, but wrote cheerfully, truthfully and insightfully about the spiritual and physical lessons learned during his four years of fighting for the Union. Surviving bullets, cannon shells, hand-to-hand combat, disease, heat and pompous generals bent on personal achievement, Hunt remained loyal to the Union cause and found inner peace exceeding the horrors of bitterness, rage and slaughter he endured. The details of the life of a solder in the civil war come alive in his diary entries and letters as battles lull or exhaustion prompts a short stopover. No one should mistake the source of Hunt's strength to endure. Every page speaks of spiritual victories, church meetings, revivals, prayer meetings attended by genrals and privates alike or personal pleas for God's mercy and strength for victory. Hunt's journal with editor Rhodes accurate footnotes and historical fillers left me impressed with Hunt's empassioned loyalty to God and country no matter the cost. The prhase "All for the Union," appears as a battle cry and word of encouragement during the darkest moments, yet show how a right and just perspective can motivate.

All For The Union, Diary of Elisha Hunt Rhodes
All For The Union really mad you feel as if you were connecting with the Civil War in a whole new way You experienced it instead of just reading about it. All For The Union added a personal touch to the history of the Civil War, you felt as if you were there living the drama.