Quill of the Wild Goose: Civil War Letters and Diaries of Private Joel Molyneux, 141St. P.V [Hardcover]

Joel Molyneux (Author), Kermit Molyneux Bird (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 327 pages
• Publisher: White Mane Pub (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572490381
• ISBN-13: 978-1572490383
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,329,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Private thoughts for a different perspective., October 15, 1999

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Paul D. Molyneux ([e-mail]) (Baltimore, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quill of the Wild Goose: Civil War Letters and Diaries of Private Joel Molyneux, 141St. P.V (Hardcover)

"Quill of the Wild Goose" is a compilation of the privae thoughts of Private Joel Molyneux. An avid letter writer, Joel presents his thoughts about the Civil War, camp life, and his personal situation thereby providing posterity with a unique perspective on living through the conflict and maintaining high personal standards.

The book begins with his enlistment into the 141st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and ends with his return to private life and his beloved Elvira. In these pages we follow a green young man through the heavy fighting that befell the 141st and his thoughts and commentaries that were carried home to his intended and friends and relatives.

Editor, Kermit Molyenux Bird (Joel's grandson)has meticulously ordered and integrated the letters with the diary to present a complete view of the maturation of the young man. Bird has also supplied clarifying comments about some of the personal references and an attention holding introduction and set of afterthoughts. This edition is complete with Mr. Bird's addition of historical background and reference material in the form of indices.

Joel Molyneux left a great legacy. I'm proud to be his great-grandson.