<p>Published 117 years after his death, the journals of the American soldier Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath provide a compelling vantage point by which to view contemporary American history. They tell, first and foremost, a tale of war in which there is no glory―only carnage and death. Through Gilbreath’s firsthand accounts we get a sense of what life was like during the Civil War, the Indian Wars, and the War with Spain from an accomplished field officer, rather than from high command.</p>

Dignity of Duty: The Journals of Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath 1861-1898

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Gilbreath, Maj. Erasmus Corwin

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Dignity of Duty: The Journals of Erasmus Corwin Gilbreath 1861-1898