Subdued by the Sword: A Line Officer in the 121st New York Volunteers

Presents the life of Captain John S. Kidder during the Civil War, as told through letters to his wife, Harriet, at home in rural New York. Drawing on previously unpublished letters written by John S. Kidder to his wife, Harriet, during the Civil War, James M. Greiner recounts the triumphs and tragedies endured by one New York family. Kidder, a carriage maker living in the rural village of Laurens, responded to President Lincoln’s call in the summer of 1862 for more troops by personally recruiting over seventy men living nearby. Serving under Emory Upton, considered one of the most talented soldiers produced by the Union, Kidder was captain of Company I of the 121st New York Volunteers. The regiment saw action at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. Kidder’s letters home contain rich details of camp life, the difficulties of commanding men who had only recently been his neighbors, and the highs and lows associated with soldiering during the Civil War. They also reveal Harriet’s struggle to maintain the family home and business due to the uncertainties of army pay.

Biographies & Memoirs

James M. Greiner

Historical

State University of New York Press

This extraordinary, exciting, and true story is based on the trial of an emotionally and possibly physically abused woman convicted of the brutal murder of her husband. The setting and trial takes place in the historical village of Herkimer, New York. Throughout the book the author, James Greiner a resident of Herkimer NY himself and very passionate about its history was very accurate in his descriptions of the times and settings of events that took place. As a former resident of Herkimer, born and raised, the manner in which the book was written brought me right home to so many familiar settings. Written in a bone-chilling descript manner left me unable to put the book down and almost at times feeling sorry and a sense of compassion for the crime Roxylana Druse was accused of. You don't want to miss out on this brilliantly written book!! ( Amazon customer)

Last Woman Hanged: Roxalana Druse

Surrey Cottage Books

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Subdued by the Sword: A Line Officer in the 121st New York Volunteers

Last Woman Hanged: Roxalana Druse