Author: John Cohassey
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476671664
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the untested 22nd Michigan Infantry helped to save General George H. Thomas' right flank. Formed in 1862, the regiment witnessed slavery and encountered runaways in the border state of Kentucky, faced near starvation during the siege of Chattanooga and marched to Atlanta as General Thomas' provost guard. This history explores the 22nd's day-to-day experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The author describes the challenges faced by volunteer farm boys, shopkeepers, school teachers and lawyers as they faced death, disease and starvation on battlefields and in Confederate prisons.
Author: Charles Eugene Belknap
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Category : Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Author: William Martin Anderson
Publisher: American Society for Training & Development
ISBN:
Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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"The 19th Michigan, organized in the late summer of 1862 ... Early in March 1863 ... the 19th suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any regiment ... The unit was paroled, reorganized, rearmed ... In May, the regiment became part of Joe Hookers 20th Corps. Army of the Cumberland ..."--Invert Cover.
Author: James Genco
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 1458201813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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In the summer of 1862, a group of volunteer soldiers joined the Twenty-First Michigan Volunteer Infantry in western Michigan. For the next two and a half years, these men saw extensive combat against the Confederacy in America’s most brutal and bloody war. Drawn from hundreds of letters, diaries, and memoirs,Into the Tornado of Waris the complete history of this Union regiment as seen through the soldiers’ eyes. James Genco traces their movements from their first major battle at Perryville, Kentucky, through Tennessee, Georgia, and finally, the Carolinas. In addition to Perryville, the regiment was severely tested in the landmark battles of Stones River, Chickamauga, and Bentonville, and participated in Union General William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea in November and December of 1864. As the war wound down in 1865, the regiment was part of the Union Army that cut its way through the Carolinas, ultimately finding itself in the forefront of one of the last major battles of the war. In a valuable contribution to the scholarship on the American Civil War,Into the Tornado of Warpaints a picture of the realities of the war through the words of real soldiers.
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Author: Douglas M. Casamer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979178009
Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 941
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Author: Michigan. Adjutant-General's Department
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
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Author: Benjamin F. Travis
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Author: Martin N. Bertera
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628951397
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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This fascinating narrative tells the story of a remarkable regiment at the center of Civil War history. The real-life adventure emerges from accounts of scores of soldiers who served in the 4th Michigan Infantry, gleaned from their diaries, letters, and memoirs; the reports of their officers and commanders; the stories by journalists who covered them; and the recollections of the Confederates who fought against them. The book includes tales of life in camp, portraying the Michigan soldiers as everyday people—recounting their practical jokes, illnesses, political views, personality conflicts, comradeship, and courage. The book also tells the true story of what happened to Colonel Harrison Jeffords and the 4th Michigan when the regiment marched into John Rose's wheat field on a sweltering early July evening at Gettysburg. Beyond the myths and romanticized newspaper stories, this account presents the historical evidence of Jeffords's heroic, yet tragic, hand-to-hand struggle for his regiment's U.S. flag.
Author: Frederick DeForrest Williams
Publisher: Michigan History Magazine
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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