Author : Eugene Arus Nash
Publisher :
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 47,89 MB
Release : 1910
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
Publisher :
Page : 2352 pages
File Size : 47,82 MB
Release : 1978
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Col. Jayson A. Altieri US Army Ret.
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 34,35 MB
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1663239800
A Guest of Mr. Lincoln: The Wartime Service of Sergeant Joseph W. Wheeless, Company K, 32nd NC Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army is a must-read story of four years of America’s colorful history. It is also the story of how the Wheeless family came from England to America in the late 1600’s and spread out across the new Republic to participate in its growth from infancy during the American Revolution to the Internet Age and beyond. This book is a story about the legacy of the Wheeless family and how Joseph survived four years of the bloodiest war ever fought in North America. The book also provides snapshots of Joseph’s life and experiences before, during, and after the war, most based on available documents, letters, and newspapers of the day, and some based on suppositions. This book is not a political statement about the war or its aftermath; it simply adds another chapter to the story of the Wheeless’ long history that helps educate current and future generations.
Author : Richard F. Miller
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 44,15 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781584657316
The first-ever survey of inspirational battle speeches from Greco-Roman times to the present
Author : James K. Bryant, II
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0786490209
During the Civil War, African American war correspondent Thomas Morris Chester was so inspired by the men of the 36th United States Colored Troops that he declared the group to be "a model regiment." Composed primarily of former slaves recruited from Union-occupied areas of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, the 36th USCT participated in large-scale expeditions to liberate slaves, guarded Confederate prisoners at major POW camps, served in the trenches before Petersburg and Richmond, and stood as one of the first units to enter the abandoned Confederate capital on April 3, 1865. This volume, which includes a complete regimental roster, explores the background of these former slaves and their families, examines their initial recruitment and chronicles their military contributions throughout the war. More than a unit history, the story of the 36th USCT offers a vivid portrait of the challenging transition from slavery to freedom.
Author : Myron J. Smith, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1476643709
This is the first published comprehensive survey of naval action on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for the years 1863-1865. Following introductory reviews of the rivers and of the U.S. Navy's Mississippi Squadron, chronological Federal naval participation in various raids and larger campaigns is highlighted, as well as counterinsurgency, economical support and control, and logistical protection. The book includes details on units, locations and activities that have been previously underreported or ignored. Examples include the birth and function of the Mississippi Squadron's 11th District, the role of U.S. Army gunboats, and the war on the Upper Cumberland and Upper Tennessee Rivers. The last chapter details the coming of the peace in 1865 and the decommissioning of the U.S. river navy and the sale of its gunboats.
Author : Ethan S. Rafuse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 32,96 MB
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1351147781
The largest and most destructive military conflict between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War, the American Civil War has inspired some of the best and most intriguing scholarship in the field of United States history. This volume offers some of the most important work on the war to appear in the past few decades and offers compelling information and insights into subjects ranging from the organization of armies, historiography, the use of intelligence and the challenges faced by civil and military leaders in the course of America‘s bloodiest war.
Author : Paul G. Zeller
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,6 MB
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1476676615
The Vermont Brigade, sometimes referred to as the "First Vermont Brigade" or the "Old Brigade," fought its first full-brigade engagement in the Seven Days' battles. The leaders, as well as the rank and file, were inexperienced in warfare, but through sheer grit and determination they made a name for themselves as one of the hardest-fighting units in the Army of the Potomac. Using soldiers' letters, diaries, and service and pension records, this book gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Virginia summer heat, days of marching with very little rest or nourishment, and the fear and exhilaration of combat. Also included are the stories of 29 men that were wounded or killed and how the tragedies affected their families.
Author : Jerry Keenan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 24,61 MB
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1476609063
The famed fighting force of Union General William T. Sherman was plagued by a lack of first-rate cavalry--mostly because of Sherman's belief, after some bad experiences, that the cavalry was largely a waste of good horses. The man Grant sent to change Sherman's mind was James Harrison Wilson, a bright, ambitious, and outspoken young officer with a penchant for organization. Wilson proved the perfect man for the job, transforming a collection of independent regiments and brigades into a fiercely effective mounted unit. Wilson's Cavalry, as it came to be known, played a major role in thwarting Confederate General Hood's 1864 invasion of Tennessee, then moved south for the celebrated capture of Selma, Montgomery, and Columbus. Despite such success, it is this book that is the first overall history of the Cavalry Corps. In addition to meticulous description of military actions, the book affords particular attention to Wilson's outstanding achievement in creating an infrastructure for his corps, even as he covered the Federal flanks in the withdrawal to Franklin and Nashville.
Author : Abraham John Palmer
Publisher :
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 25,18 MB
Release : 1885
Category : United States
ISBN :
