The Civil War memoir of a boy from Baltimore : the remembrance of George C. Maguire written in 1893 / edited by Holly I. Powers ; foreword by David Price and Jack Wynn.

Author: Maguire, George C., 1847-1908, author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintKnoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2021]

Descriptionxxvi, 107 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Note:From Baltimore to the Peninsula Campaign with the Fifth Maryland Infantry Regiment -- Summer on the Virginia Peninsula -- Into Battle at Antietam -- Union Occupation of Harpers Ferry, 1862-1863 -- Return to Baltimore: Hicks United States General Hospital.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-103) and index.

Note:"This memoir recounts the experiences of George Maguire (1847-1908) as a noncombat member of the Fifth Maryland Infantry Regiment. The memoir has two unique features. First, Maguire witnessed and recounts some pivotal events- including the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac, the battles of the Peninsula Campaign, and Antietam- and his remembrances constitute one of the few memoirs from a Maryland unit. Second, at the outbreak of the war, he was only fourteen years old and ineligible to enlist; however, he served as the Fifth's "mascot" and undertook heavier duty as his service continued. The memoir presents a unique opportunity to examine the experiences of a child during the war and to explore issues of memory."-- Provided by publisher.

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