{"product_id":"from-illinois-to-arkansas-william-bill-farmer-9781494928247","title":"From Illinois to Arkansas: Diary of First Sergeant Terry Axley on Sherman's March to the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is not every day that you get to relive history through the original writing of a person who was there.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead about our nation's bloodiest war from someone who was there in William \"Bill\" Farmer's fascinating new book, \u003ci\u003eFrom Illinois to Arkansas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a brief introduction to the book's main subject, First Sergeant Terry Axley, \u003ci\u003eFrom Illinois to Arkansas\u003c\/i\u003e quickly launches into a transcription of the hero's personal diary-beginning from the moment he enlisted in the fifty-sixth Illinois volunteer infantry during the American Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, readers will follow Axley's amazing journey as he describes in vivid prose his training and active military service, which includes campaigns such as General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea and Carolina Campaign. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding a full descriptive roster of every soldier in Axley's company, this never-before-seen historical document reveals the fate of each soldier either during or after the war-along with what America's bloodiest battles were \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e like. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil war buffs, historians, and genealogists are sure to find this a fascinating chronicle of Sherman's campaign that has only now been made available to the public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Bill Farmer, Terry Axley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1494928248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781494928247\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\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.37d","brand":"William Bill Farmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983077376255,"sku":"9781494928247","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d175baa7-9a9c-4709-87fb-76b85a855294.jpg?v=1683264549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-illinois-to-arkansas-william-bill-farmer-9781494928247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}