{"product_id":"ancestors-in-the-attic-leslie-james-peterson-9781544240961","title":"Ancestors in the Attic: Major James Atwater Barrett: Chronicles of a Civil War Union Soldier","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Civil War is easily the darkest, most fascinating chapter of American history. Its horrors have reverberated for more than 150 years, and the events of the war continue to affect families today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAncestors in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e, the descendants of Union soldier James Atwater Barrett share a breathtaking collection of letters, diary entries, photographs, and other historical documents that together tell a story of love and war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA clerk in New York at the onset of the war, twenty-nine-year-old James Atwater Barrett felt duty bound to enlist in the Forty-Eighth New York Volunteer Infantry. What followed was four years of battles, sickness, and near-fatal wounds. Meanwhile, Barrett's fiancée, Jane Farmer, wrote with love and concern from his hometown of Concord, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsisting almost entirely of primary sources, \u003ci\u003eAncestors in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e provides a stunning look at a soldier's life during the Civil War. Barrett participated in many famous battles, including the Battle of Fort Wagner, and even watched famous nurse Clara Barton tend to the wounded. Anyone interested in the Civil War will relish in this detailed account of one man's survival through America's bloodiest conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie James Peterson,Linda Joe Peterson,Meliscent Peterson Gill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1544240961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544240961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.98d","brand":"Leslie James Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175431024895,"sku":"9781544240961","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d9fb1be-3af4-4626-a13c-12afcb8d5cfe.jpg?v=1771333691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancestors-in-the-attic-leslie-james-peterson-9781544240961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}