Publisher's Synopsis
From Havana, Illinois to Natchez, Mississippi and from the morbid to the mundane "Surviving Dixie" track the Civil War life of Union Lieutenant Samuel A. Poland through all the honesty and aplomb of his handwritten letters. "Surviving Dixie" is not only a historical work of military non-fiction but also a study in society and vernacular of 1800's America. Poland's and other family members letters are backed up with historical footnotes, photos and maps.