A Grand Terrible Drama: From Gettysburg to Petersburg: The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed (The North’s Civil War)

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This extensive and unique collection, consisting of over 180 letters and hundreds of drawings, covers Reed’s period of service (1862-65) and provides the up to date reader a wealth of information on the role of the Union army in the eastern theater, the events in the life of the Civil War soldier, and the war in general.

A native of Boston, Reed served as bugler of the Ninth Massachusetts Battery, whose desperate holding action at Gettysburg ranks as one the most heroic actions of the war. All over this battle Reed performed a deed of selfless bravery by saving his wounded captain from between the lines, an act for which he was once later awarded the Medal of Honor. Along with Gettysburg, Reed saw action in nearly the entire battles in the East from 1862 to 1865, including Bristoe Station, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Ana, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, and the siege of Petersburg.

Reed’s letters chronicle events, from the most typical to the peculiar, with simple yet thoughtful eloquence. His drawings capture all kinds of events to which he was once not only an eyewitness but also a participant. His talent was once regarded as equal to that of leading newspaper artists of his day, and his drawings were used to illustrate a best-selling Civil War book, Hardtack and Coffee (1887). We are fortunate that Reed’s writings and drawings have been preserved, and can also be presented here in a single volume.

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