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Heavy Marching Event
Date and Time
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CDTJune 21st
6:30-8:30Location
Heritage Center
Heavy Marching EventDescription
Join us for an evening as we step back in history! Our local author, Sara Deluca has released her latest book, Heavy Marching: The Civil War Letters of Lute Moseley, 22nd Wisconsin.Sara will be reading excerpts from her book and live music will be performed by Bill Leahy and Janet Kaye.June 21 6:30pm-8:30pm-Civil War Reenactments -Book Signings -Live Music -Book Readings by Author Sara Deluca -Q&A Session -Pie and Ice Cream for saleHeavy Marching: An intimate first-person account of life as an infantry soldier.Lucius “Lute” Moseley was a nineteen-year-old student at Beloit Academy when he enlisted in the Union Army. Raised on a family farm outside Beloit, Wisconsin, where his father operated the first dray service before opening a blacksmith shop and lumber yard, Moseley fought in the Civil War as an infantry soldier in Wisconsin’s 22nd Volunteers. Briefly captured and interned in a Confederate POW Camp, he returned to action and participated in Sherman’s Atlanta campaign. He marched in the Washington, DC, Grand Review before returning to the Beloit area, where he remained for the rest of his life.Moseley wrote detailed missives to his family about his wartime experiences, demonstrating a flair for describing both camp life and battles. Frank and forthright, he was remarkably articulate, insightful, and thoughtful, whether describing mundane activities or the nearly unfathomable death of President Lincoln. These 125 letters became touchstones and sources of pride for the Moseley family; published here for the first time, they provide a uniquely candid and vivid view of this tumultuous period in US history.