Diary of a Yankee Engineer: The Civil War Story of John H. Westervelt, Engineer, 1st New York Volunteer Engineer Corps (North's Civil War (Hardcover))

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Summary: Unusual insights into day to day war.
Review: Gives out of the ordinary view of things from perspective of engineer. No heroic battle scenes, but the 'real' stuff of daily suffering that is universal to soldering, no matter what war or time. Drawings add to the first person narrative. If you have a Civil War buff on your gift list, add this to your shopping list - it's an undiscovered treasure!

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Summary: A perfect book for any Civil War buff
Review: I purchased this wonderful book for my father, a Civil War buff. The book is well researched and interesting. The details are amazing. My father read and re-read this fine book. I highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: A perfect book for any Civil War buff
Review: I purchased this wonderful book for my father, a Civil War buff. The book is well researched and interesting. The details are amazing. My father read and re-read this fine book. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Diary of a Yankee Engineer
Review: This book is written not as a history of the war but as how the average Civil War Engineer lived, what he saw how he felt and vivid descriptions of the areas in which they served.
Also my Great-great grand father Aaron Hotchkiss is mentioned several times in the book. This book is a keeper!

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Summary: unusual view of civil war from eyes of an astute engineer
Review: Westervelt gives a perspective to the civil war that is rarely seen - not an officer or 'fighting troop' member, he reports the on-going facts ajnd rumors as he sees (and hears) them. As an engineering unit, his Company was not one of those frequently heard from, making this volume especially valuable to scholars and Civil War buffs alike.