This from George
The Civil War Letters of Sergeant George Magusta Englis, 1861–1865
Company K, 89th New York Regiment of Volunteer Infantry
known as the Dickinson Guard
The Civil War Letters of Sergeant George Magusta Englis, 1861–1865
Company K, 89th New York Regiment of Volunteer Infantry
known as the Dickinson Guard
This volume presents 57 letters transcribed and annotated by Eileen M. Patch, a descendant of the soldier's sister. The correspondence spans from October 1861, when George was at camp in Elmira, New York, through June 1865, when he was at the U.S. General Hospital at Hampton, Virginia.
George enlisted at age 20 and was wounded on April 2, 1865 — just one week before the surrender at Appomattox. His letters document travels along the east coast, various campaigns, and his personal growth throughout the war.
"This from George" was the soldier's favorite closing of his letters, and provides the title of this collection.
Eileen M. Patch holds a B.S. in elementary education from SUNY Potsdam. She founded a private preschool, worked as an organist and choir director, and edited newsletters and magazine articles before writing this debut book. She raised three children with her husband, F. David Patch.
As a descendant of the soldier's sister, Eileen inherited the 57 Civil War letters and spent years researching, transcribing, and annotating them for this collection.
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eileenpatch12@gmail.comDressed in period-accurate 1880s clothing, Eileen portrays her great-grandmother Sarah Englis and reads excerpts from George's correspondence, reflecting back 20 years to the war era.
Over the years, Ms. Patch performed over 250 presentations of "Voice from the Civil War" at historical societies, libraries, schools, and civic organizations across New York and the Northeast, signing books after each performance.
Listen to Eileen discuss the letters, the soldier's story, and the process of bringing this history to life.