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Uncommonly articulate letters from a young German-American soldier with the Union forces. During a conflict that saw death visit many households in the land, this is the story of a young recruit's devotion to family and nation. William Remmel's letters cover more than two full years of service in the 121st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, from August 1862 to October of 1864. They provide details on military and social history in the eastern theater of operations and on the experience of the homefront in upstate New York among a largely immigran

Immigrants --- German American families --- Soldiers --- Emigrants --- Foreign-born population --- Foreign population --- Foreigners --- Migrants --- Persons --- Aliens --- Families, German American --- German Americans --- Families --- New York (State) --- Remmel, William --- United States. --- Upton's Regulars (1861-1865) --- Devereaux (N.Y.) --- United States --- Confederate States of America --- Devereux (N.Y.) --- History --- Regimental histories. --- Regimental histories