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Author: Jasper Packard Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267640447 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 20
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Excerpt from Four Years of Camp, March and Battle The first effort to gain Vicksburg had failed; but that city was doomed. The quiet man who smoked his cigar in silence, and who moved on the works of the enemy at Fort Donelson so grandly, had determined to go there. It was the Objective point that must be reached, and there was no power on earth to prevent. The problem was to reach Vicksburg from the rear. But how'! The gunboats had been driven away from the river front; Sherman's attack on Haines' Bluff had been repulsed, and the Holly Springs disaster had drawn back the army from the line of the Mississippi Central rail road. But these apparent failures only stimulated to new expedients. Vicksburg must be reached from the rear, and Vicksburg must fall. SO the troops began to embark on steamers and move down the river. Some were landed at Lake Providence, seventy miles above Vicks burg, Ou the Louisiana side, designed to Open a passage by means of lakes and bayous to the Red river, by which the Mississippi could be again reached four hundred miles below. Some landed at Young's Point, and engaged in the attempt to divert the current Of the mighty river by cutting a canal across the peninsula in front of Vicksburg. Some landed at Milliken's Bend, ready to march across the country to some point far below, then cross the river, and reach Vicksburg from the South and East. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Jasper Packard Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267640447 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 20
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Excerpt from Four Years of Camp, March and Battle The first effort to gain Vicksburg had failed; but that city was doomed. The quiet man who smoked his cigar in silence, and who moved on the works of the enemy at Fort Donelson so grandly, had determined to go there. It was the Objective point that must be reached, and there was no power on earth to prevent. The problem was to reach Vicksburg from the rear. But how'! The gunboats had been driven away from the river front; Sherman's attack on Haines' Bluff had been repulsed, and the Holly Springs disaster had drawn back the army from the line of the Mississippi Central rail road. But these apparent failures only stimulated to new expedients. Vicksburg must be reached from the rear, and Vicksburg must fall. SO the troops began to embark on steamers and move down the river. Some were landed at Lake Providence, seventy miles above Vicks burg, Ou the Louisiana side, designed to Open a passage by means of lakes and bayous to the Red river, by which the Mississippi could be again reached four hundred miles below. Some landed at Young's Point, and engaged in the attempt to divert the current Of the mighty river by cutting a canal across the peninsula in front of Vicksburg. Some landed at Milliken's Bend, ready to march across the country to some point far below, then cross the river, and reach Vicksburg from the South and East. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Jasper Packard Publisher: Palala Press ISBN: 9781377993621 Category : Languages : en Pages : 22
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Jasper 1832 Packard Publisher: Wentworth Press ISBN: 9781362585541 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 22
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Jasper Packard Publisher: Nabu Press ISBN: 9781289708825 Category : Languages : en Pages : 22
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Author: Lydia Minturn Post Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780331257601 Category : Languages : en Pages : 480
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Excerpt from Soldiers' Letters: From Camp, Battle-Field and Prison The events of the past four years are fresh in the minds of all. Who has forgotten the thrill of horror experienced when the news came of the attack upon Sumter, confirming the truth he was so slow to believe, that sacrilegious hand had been laid upon the sacred Ark of the Union, and the terrible alternative forced upon the Govern ment of war, dismemberment, or complicity with an evil which would rear its hydra-head, and spread blight over our fair territories and sister States yet to be? And we remember, too, that when the grievous necessity of war was accepted, each one felt that the lion had but to shake Off his lethargy, put forth his strength, and go forward - the Army of the N orth - in a grand triumphal march, to quell and intimidate, by its presence, our rebellious, misguided brethren, and bring them with contrition back into the fold-back into the once United compact, those who had inconsiderately stricken a blow at the great Magna Charta of Union and Liberty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Larry Tagg Publisher: Grub Street Publishers ISBN: 1611211271 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 661
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A timely look at the atmosphere of political hostility surrounding the Civil War, and the venom faced by America’s sixteenth president. Today, Abraham Lincoln is a beloved American icon, widely considered to be our best president. It was not always so. This book takes a look at what Lincoln’s contemporaries actually thought and said about him during his lifetime, when political hostilities, and ultimately civil war, raged. The era in which our sixteenth president lived and governed was the most rough-and-tumble in the history of American politics. The hostility behind the criticism aimed at Lincoln by the great men of his time, on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line, is startling, the spectacular prejudice against him often shocking for its cruelty, intensity, and unrelenting vigor. The plain truth is that Lincoln was deeply reviled by many in his time. This book is both an entertaining read and a well-researched, serious look at the political context that begat the president’s predicament. Lincoln’s humanity has been unintentionally trivialized by some historians and writers who have hidden away the real man in a patina of bronze. This book helps us better understand the man he was, and how history is better and more clearly viewed through a long-distance lens. “Not the warm and fuzzy portrait we’re used to seeing . . . An eye-opening study, the first of its kind to focus on what Lincoln’s contemporaries really thought of him. On the other hand, this is not mean-spirited Lincoln-bashing . . . Tagg assesses his presidency through the social and political context of mid-19th century America. It was a time, for example, when ‘the rabid press routinely destroyed the reputations of public men,’ when the stature of the presidency, ‘stained by feeble performances from a string of the poorest presidents in the nation’s history,’ had plunged over decades.” —Civil War Times Magazine
Author: Derek Maxfield Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1611214882 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
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An in-depth history of the inhumane Union Civil War prison camp that became known as “the Andersonville of the North.” Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, New York, is remembered as the most notorious of all Union-run POW camps. It existed only from the summer of 1864 to July 1865, but in that time, and for long after, it became darkly emblematic of man’s inhumanity to man. Confederate prisoners called it “Hellmira.” Hastily constructed, poorly planned, and overcrowded, prisoner of war camps North and South were dumping grounds for the refuse of war. An unfortunate necessity, both sides regarded the camps as temporary inconveniences—and distractions from the important task of winning the war. There was no need, they believed, to construct expensive shelters or provide better rations. They needed only to sustain life long enough for the war to be won. Victory would deliver prisoners from their conditions. As a result, conditions in the prisoner of war camps amounted to a great humanitarian crisis, the extent of which could hardly be understood even after the blood stopped flowing on the battlefields. In the years after the war, as Reconstruction became increasingly bitter, the North pointed to Camp Sumter—better known as the Andersonville POW camp in Americus, Georgia—as evidence of the cruelty and barbarity of the Confederacy. The South, in turn, cited the camp in Elmira as a place where Union authorities withheld adequate food and shelter and purposefully caused thousands to suffer in the bitter cold. This finger-pointing by both sides would go on for over a century. And as it did, the legend of Hellmira grew. In this book, Derek Maxfield contextualizes the rise of prison camps during the Civil War, explores the failed exchange of prisoners, and tells the tale of the creation and evolution of the prison camp in Elmira. In the end, Maxfield suggests that it is time to move on from the blame game and see prisoner of war camps—North and South—as a great humanitarian failure. Praise for Hellmira “A unique and informative contribution to the growing library of Civil War histories...Important and unreservedly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review “A good book, and the author should be congratulated.” —Civil War News
Author: Meg Groeling Publisher: Savas Beatie ISBN: 1611211905 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
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The stories of what happened after the shooting stopped and the process of burying bodies in the wake of Civil War carnage and chaos. The clash of armies in the American Civil War left hundreds of thousands of men dead, wounded, or permanently damaged. Skirmishes and battles could result in casualty numbers as low as one or two and as high as tens of thousands. The carnage of the battlefield left a lasting impression on those who experienced or viewed it, but in most cases the armies quickly moved on to meet again at another time and place. When the dust settled and the living armies moved on, what happened to the dead left behind? Unlike battle narratives, The Aftermath of Battle picks up the story as the battle ends. The burial of the dead was an overwhelming experience for the armies or communities forced to clean up after the destruction of battle. In the short-term action, bodies were hastily buried to avoid the stench and the horrific health concerns of massive death; in the long-term, families struggled to reclaim loved ones and properly reinter them in established cemeteries. Visitors to a battlefield often wonder what happened to the dead once the battle was over. This compelling, easy-to-read overview, enhanced with extensive photos and illustrations, provides a look at the aftermath of battle and the process of burying the Civil War dead.
Author: Frank A. Holden Publisher: ISBN: 9781330625095 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 248
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Excerpt from War Memories About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Samuel Toombs Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780366690206 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 576
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Excerpt from Reminiscences of the War, Comprising a Detailed Account of the Experiences of the Thirteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers in Camp, on the March, and in Battle The history of the Thirteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers still remains to be written. The present vol ume is no sense a history, but simply a detailed account of the doings of the Regiment as witnessed by the author. Of course manv things of interest to individual members are omitted, events which failed to come within the writer's observation or to his knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Jasper Packard
Author: Jasper Packard
Author: Jasper Packard
Author: Jasper 1832 Packard
Author: Jasper Packard
Author: Lydia Minturn Post
Author: Larry Tagg
Author: Derek Maxfield
Author: Meg Groeling
Author: Frank A. Holden
Author: Samuel Toombs