Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) Section-Letters/memoirs in June 1864

in June 1864

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Regiments within brigades

those who saw him were impressed by his unusual western style and remembered his style more than the substance of his talks

The government had no authority to raise taxes

Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) Section-Letters/memoirs in June 1864by J. Gregory Acken Charles J. Mills, the scion of a wealthy, prominent Boston family, experienced a privileged upbringing and was educated at Harvard University. When the Civil War began, Mills, like many of his college classmates, sought to secure a commission in the army. After a year of unsuccessful attempts, Mills was appointed second lieutenant in the Second Massachusetts Infantry in August 1862; however, he was seriously wounded at Antietam a