
New Brunswick and the Civil War
The Brunswick Boys in the Great Rebellion
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
At the beginning of the Civil War, New Brunswick was positioned at the transportation and manufacturing hub of New Jersey. Many of the city's young men exchanged manufacturing equipment for rifles, and those whom they left behind witnessed the war through letters from their sons, brothers and husbands. Patriotism, a longing to earn more money and adventure lured these "Brunswick Boys"--close friends and co-workers--to enlist. Their recollections offer insights into everyday life in New Jersey during the war--New Brunswick's factory system, education and medicine. These letters also reveal their struggles to survive amid battles and close encounters with death that so many soldiers faced, as well as their difficult transition back to civilian life. Local author Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi presents the fascinating stories of New Brunswick and the Civil War, gleaned from the letters of those who experienced it.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Call to Arms
- 2. Hamilton Men at War
- 3. Sutlers, Shops and the Adams Express
- 4. Holidays: Here and at Home
- 5. The Tinderbox City
- 6. Bosom Friends
- 7. A Whole Skin
- 8. Brothers in Arms
- 9. The Boys
- 10. Ague, Fever and Brandreth’s Special Pills
- 11. The Ladies Aid Societies and “Dragon” Dix
- 12. Sisters on the Homefront
- 13. Mr. Meyer’s Profitable Factories
- 14. “No Furlough for You, Son”
- 15. A Bittersweet Homecoming
- 16. Hamiltons at Home
- 17. The Brunswick Boys
- 18. Family Man
- Appendix: The Brunswick Boys
- Bibliography
- About the Author