audiobook The Wright Brothers by David McCullough in History

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Slack's War consists of 121 letters written from 1862 to 1865 by General James R. Slack; 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry; to his wife; Ann. Slack's letters span the entire length of his service and include not only his commentary on all the events and battles he participated in (New Madrid; the White River and Yazoo Pass Expeditions; Grant's March; Port Gibson; Champion Hill; Vicksburg; Jackson; the Bayou Teche and Red River Campaigns; Pointe Coupee Parish; Louisiana; New Orleans; and Mobile); but also his commentary on the Indiana home front and the Indiana Treason Trials; life in the occupied Mississippi Valley; life in occupied Mobile and Spring Hill; Alabama; and postwar service at Brazos Santiago Island and Brownsville; Texas. The Indiana State Library (ISL) permitted use of only one-half of the James R. Slack inventory and these letters; transcribed verbatim by the editor; comprise the half he selected from the ISL's annotated bibliography. Excerpts of some of Slack's letters appear in his book; "The 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History;" Jefferson; NC; and London: McFarland Company; Publishers; 2012. ------------------------------------------------------------------