Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) brass the record of what occurred

the record of what occurred there is mostly limited to the letters and diaries of his subordinates

they wrote their names in blood

to the defense of Vicksburg

while tactical maps reveal the intricacies of regimental and battery movements

the ebb and flow of momentum

Through Blood and Fire: The Civil War Letters of Major Charles J. Mills, 1862-1865 (J. Gregory Acken - DLM) brass the record of what occurredby 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