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Brother of Mine: The Civil War Letters of Thomas and William Christie

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In 1861, as President Lincoln known as for volunteers to defend the Union, Thomas Christie wrote to his father, voicing desires shared by many an enlistee: “I do wish to ‘see the world,’ to get out of the narrow circle in which I have all the time lived, to ‘make a man of myself,’ and to have it to say in days to come that I, too, had a part on this great struggle.”

As it turned out, Thomas had a very good partner in his quest: his brother William. Both signed on with the First Minnesota Light Artillery, working as “cannoneers,” chargeable for loading and aiming big guns on the enemy. The First Minnesota saw action in major battles at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, and Atlanta. But the adventurers also endured the monotony of camp life, the hunger of poor supply lines, and, in William’s case, the challenges of enemy capture. The ups and downs, the doubts and thrills are recounted from their differing perspectives on this choice of letters to worried parents, a winsome sister, and a younger brother eager to enroll in in the fight. Their vivid epistles are enhanced by the familial connection of brothers in arms who ultimately did see the world—and returned home changed.

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