{"product_id":"the-last-civil-war-veterans-9781476665221","title":"The Last Civil War Veterans","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   It really matters very little who died last, wrote Civil War historian William Marvel, but for some reason we seem fascinated with knowing. Drawing on a wide range of sources including correspondence with descendants, this book covers the last living Civil War veterans in each state, providing details of their wartime service as soldiers and sailors and their postwar lives as family men, entrepreneurs, politicians, frontier pioneers and honored veterans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea through piece of work, fully documented and capably written...but future scholars who want to consider such questions will doubtless find this an indispensable starting point\"\" - \u003cem\u003eCivil War News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"[this book] is an enthralling chronicle of the military and civilian lives of the last surviving Civil War veterans living in the United States...a fine addition to your Civil War library that reveals how men who survived the war became peaceful citizens.\"\" - \u003cem\u003eSalient Points\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040399196503,"sku":"9781476665221","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476665221.jpg?v=1750946626","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-civil-war-veterans-9781476665221","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}