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the 156th New York Infantry

Coddington follows the exhausted survivors as they return home to occupied cities and towns

Children in Military Attire

Page Count: 312 pages

These individuals hailed from all walks of life—rich and poor

Faces of the Civil War Navies bull run the 156th New York InfantryArchival images and biographical sketches of common sailors on both sides of the conflict reveal the human side of the Civil War. During the American Civil War, more than one hundred thousand men fought on ships at sea or on one of Americas great inland rivers. There were no large scale fleet engagements, yet the navies, particularly the Union Navy, did much to define the character of the war and affect its length. The first hostile shots roared from