Like Grass Before the Scythe

Download or read book Like Grass Before the Scythe written by William Remmel and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 immigrant, working-class family and community.