The Civil War Memoir of Sgt. Christian Lenker, 19Th Ohio Volunteers

Download or read book The Civil War Memoir of Sgt. Christian Lenker, 19Th Ohio Volunteers written by Judith A. Kennedy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-22 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War Memoir of Sgt. Christian Lenker, 19th Ohio Volunteers, was originally published as a series of 174 articles appearing from 1912 to 1915 in the Pottsville (PA) Evening Chronicle. The authorat that time a physician practicing in nearby Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvaniahad been invited by the editor to describe his service fifty years earlier in an Ohio regiment fighting in the western theater. Composing his articles from field notes and letters, Dr. Lenker tells in great detail his regiments fighting at Shiloh, Stones River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Picketts Mill, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, and Nashville. The editors, assisted by students, have transcribed and edited the memoir from the only surviving newspaper articles. They have also provided annotations and written introductory essays.