My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer, by Nick K. Adams
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My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer, by Nick K. Adams
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What does a father write to his wife and young children when he's gone to war? Does he explain why he left them? How does he answer their constant questions about his return? Which of his experiences does he relate, and which does he pass over? Should he describe his feelings of separation and loneliness? These questions are as relevant today as they were over 150 years ago, when David Brainard Griffin, a corporal in Company F of the 2nd Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers, wrote to those he left behind on the family's Minnesota prairie homestead while he fought to preserve the Union. His letters cover the period from his enlistment at Minnesota's Fort Snelling in September 1861, to his death in Georgia during the Battle of Chickamauga in September 1863. One hundred of them were preserved and passed down in his family. They, along with one from his daughter as she asked the next generation to read her father's words, have been carefully transcribed and annotated by a great-great-grandson, Nick K. Adams, allowing further generations to experience Griffin's answers to these questions. Filled with poignant images of his daily activities, his fears and exhilarations in military conflict, and his thoughts and emotions as the Civil War kept him apart from his family, these letters offer a fascinating insight into the personal experiences of a common soldier in the American Civil War. Nick K. Adams is a retired elementary school teacher and an avid Civil War re-enactor and historical speaker who lives in Washington State. Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/NickKAdams
My Dear Wife and Children: Civil War Letters from a 2nd Minnesota Volunteer, by Nick K. Adams- Amazon Sales Rank: #2145543 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .79" w x 5.98" l, 1.14 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Civil War letters reveal the war and the writer By P. Dean Robertson I have had Nick Adams' wonderful collection of letters in hand for nearly a week now, have read the Introduction and have read many of the letters but not all. I started with the first letter and began to make my through them in order. Once I was satisfied that I was getting to know the writer of these amazing documents--100 of them, written home to his wife and children from the battlefields of the Civil War for the two years of his service--I began to browse. In my experience with primary sources, there is nothing more rewarding than browsing. Much like grazing at a good buffet table. David Brainard Griffin, Corporal in the 2nd Minnesota Regiment of Volunteers, was a farmer, a homesteader, a devoted husband and father, and a man determined to do his duty to his country. He is attentive to the simplest details of daily life in the regiment--to the sounds and smells of camp; to the snuffling of the horses, the rough music of bands, the scent of damp firewood when the men break camp. He brings it to life. But the strongest impression we have of this man is his love for his family. In the early letters, he declares it reassuringly. As the months go on and the battles go badly, we sense a deep need and longing for the safety and warmth his family provides for him. Either way, his concern for them never waivers.The strength that Mr. Adams brings to this collection--letters written by his great-great-grandfather--is evident from the opening paragraph of that Introduction. He has grouped the letters by date and location, has provided maps for each set, and has written a brief summary of the contents. The reader who is not accustomed to sit down with letters from the 19th century is helped at every turn to appreciate and enjoy them. The book's appearance is appealing right from the front cover design and the volume is beautifully designed and printed.This is an author who cares about his subject and makes it clear that he is proud and pleased to be a part of the history of this country by means of this family tie. He also is a meticulous researcher and, where there would be gaps in the reader's understanding of certain details, he fills them in. Altogether, Adams has assured real pleasure in northe reading of the kind of documents that might pose problems for those who are neither academics nor historians.It's a great adventure to be immersed in the daily life of an ordinary man caught up in these extraordinary circumstances.Thank you, Nick Adams.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An excellent addition to a Civil War buff's library By Steve Wiegenstein I’ve been working my way through this book lately, a few letters at a time. Nick K. Adams has carefully annotated and edited the one hundred letters that were sent home by his great-great grandfather, David Brainard Griffin, who enlisted as a private in the 2nd Minnesota Volunteers shortly after the start of the Civil War.Griffin comes across as an endearing soldier, inquiring constantly after his three children, his wife, and the many relatives and neighbors in his southeastern Minnesota home. What interested me the most as I read the letters was the gradual shift in his mental state over the years.The letters begin in September 1861 and go through September 1863, shortly before Griffin was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga. At first, he’s terribly homesick; almost every early letter features a few tears as he reads letters from home or thinks about his children. And like most people on both sides of the conflict, he entered it with confidence that the war would be over by springtime. But as the war drags on and his regiment pushes farther south, the flush of confidence wanes. Griffin’s answers to his wife’s questions about when he thinks he’ll be coming home grow less certain.Griffin’s attitudes and intellect are about what you’d expect of a sharp but not highly educated Midwestern farmer. In his distaste for hypocrisy and his frank evaluations of the high-ranking generals, he’s like most of the small farmers I know today. When his friend Jery (never identified by last name) manages to obtain a medical discharge from the regiment under questionable circumstances, Griffin doesn’t overtly question his character or patriotism, but his unspoken reservations come through clearly. Like many on the Northern side, Griffin entered the war with little more than a general distaste for the institution of slavery, thinking more about the preservation of the Union. But after the Emancipation Proclamation, he gradually comes around to the belief that slavery should be abolished – more for the effect such an action would have on the Southern cause than for any moral motivation.Nick K. Adams, who edited these letters, is a retired elementary school teacher who now engages in writing and storytelling. He is to be commended for the painstaking care with which he presents the letters; their original orthography is retained, but annotations help us follow the occasional confusing references and keep us informed about the place of the 2nd Minnesota in the larger context of the war. This volume of letters is a valuable addition to the original source material of the Civil War. While they will appeal mainly to the specialist and to the Civil War aficionado, the human emotions of these letters, and the rich detail of camp life they reveal, would make them a useful resource for writers and amateur historians seeking an in-depth understanding of daily life in the Western Theater.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Window into the Civil War- the letters of Corporal David Brainerd Griffin By Mark Letters and diaries from the Civil War (or any era in history for that matter) are a window into that time. They have an immediacy and a reality that memoirs written 20-30 years after the fact just don't have. "My Dear Wife and Children" is no exception. Adams has done a masterful job of editing the many letters of his great-great-grandfather David Brainerd Griffin of Company F, 2nd Minnesota Infantry Regiment. In addition to the letters, Adams has added other items- photos, examples of Griffin's letter writing, illustrations of patriotic envelopes, etc. However, what I most enjoyed were the many maps that trace the movements of Griffin and his regiment as they fought the war against the Confederacy. They are clear and put the actions of the regiment in the context of what Griffin wrote home. As someone who is working on his own similar project, I know how difficult it is to edit letters/diaries from the War and put them in a way that is readable and understandable. Nick Adams has done that very well and this book should be on the shelf of every reader who has an interest in the Civil War in the West.The letters of Griffin are compelling and worth reading. You will fine yourself pulled into his life and the lives of his family members back home. Enjoy!
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