Description This book offers a unique firsthand account of the experiences of a teenage officer in America's Civil War.
Second Lieutenant Thomas James Howell was only seventeen years old when he received his commission to serve the 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Featuring sixty-five letters that Howell wrote home to his family, this book describes soldier life in the Army of the Potomac during the spring and summer of 1862, focusing on Howell's experiences during Maj.
Lehigh University Press This will make a man of me, paperback/james scythes
