Product Description: Union commander Emerson Opdycke, from Ohio, described the triumphs and the horrors of his Civil War experience in letters to his wife. He won fame at the Battle of Franklin, when his brigade saved the Union army from defeat.

Product Description:   Emerson Opdycke, a lieutenant with the 41st Ohio Infantry and later a commander of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, won fame at the Battle of Franklin when his brigade saved the Union Army from defeat. He also played pivotal roles in some of the major battles of the western theater, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)