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Author: Marcus M. Spiegel Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803293571 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 372
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Marcus M. Spiegel, a German Jewish immigrant, served with the 67th and 120th Ohio Volunteer regiments during the Civil War. He saw action in Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, where he was fatally wounded in May 1864. These letters to Caroline, his wife, reveal the traumatizing experience of a soldier and the constant concern of a husband and father.
Author: Marcus M. Spiegel Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803293571 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
Marcus M. Spiegel, a German Jewish immigrant, served with the 67th and 120th Ohio Volunteer regiments during the Civil War. He saw action in Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, where he was fatally wounded in May 1864. These letters to Caroline, his wife, reveal the traumatizing experience of a soldier and the constant concern of a husband and father.
Author: John J. Fox Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1940669162 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 499
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The first book-length study about the bloody, chaotic Battle of Fort Gregg: “Sweeping . . . insightful . . . military history at its best.” —Civil War News By April 2, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant’s men had tightened their noose around the vital town of Petersburg, Virginia. Trapped on three sides with a river at their back, the soldiers from General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had never faced such dire circumstances. To give Lee time to craft an escape, a small motley group of threadbare Southerners made a suicidal last stand at a place called Fort Gregg. The venerable Union commander Major General John Gibbon called the struggle “one of the most desperate ever witnessed.” At 1:00 p.m., hearts pounded in the chests of thousands of Union soldiers in Gibbon’s 24th Corps. These courageous men fixed bayonets and charged across 800 yards of open ground into withering small arms and artillery fire. A handful of Confederates rammed cartridges into their guns and fired over Fort Gregg’s muddy parapets at this tidal wave of fresh Federal troops. Short on ammunition and men but not on bravery, these Southerners wondered if their last stand would make a difference. Many of the veterans who fought at this place considered it the nastiest fight of their war experience. Most could not shake the gruesome memories, yet when they passed on, the battle faded with them. On these pages, award-winning historian John Fox resurrects these forgotten stories, using numerous unpublished letters and diaries to take the reader from the Union battle lines all the way into Fort Gregg’s smoking cauldron of hell. Fourteen Federal soldiers would later receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for their valor during this hand-to-hand melee, yet the few bloody Confederate survivors would experience an ignominious end to their war. This richly detailed account is filled with maps, photos, and new perspectives on the strategic effect this little-known battle really had on the war in Virginia.
Author: Charles Finsley Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 116
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The author discovered these interesting old letters in an old cardboard box. Written to his great-grandmother, Hannah Speaker Blauvelt from the battlefields of the CIVIL WAR, & from friends of the 1860s. Photo illustrations show the ink well used to write the letters, POETRY & other memorabilia with the letters are included for a great look at the mid-19th century. Issac E. Blauvelt served in the 67th Ohio Infantry & writes of camp life & battles at Petersburg, Virginia, & Lee's surrender at Appomattox. A history of the 67th Ohio is included. The BLAUVELT family traces its history back to 1638 in New Amsterdam. All letters are fully printed in quaint original handwriting. Besides containing fascinating historical insights, the letters reveal much about everyday writing in the 19th century. Other illustrations include the Democratic Presidential Party Ticket of 1864. Bridge Blauvelt didn't vote for Lincoln - & he explains why! This book is made for libraries & Civil War buffs! Retail price $27.00 plus $4.00 s/h. Orders & questions contact: Charles E. Finsley, Kings Creek Press, 560 Flower Lane, Cedar Hill, TX 75104. Phone: 972-291-9266. Credit cards accepted.
Author: Gene C. Armistead Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476602379 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 258
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Horses and mules served during the Civil War in greater number and suffered more casualties than the men of the Union and Confederate armies combined. Using firsthand accounts, this history addresses the many uses of equines during the war, the methods by which they were obtained, their costs, their suffering on the battlefields and roads, their consumption by soldiers, and such topics as racing and mounted music. The book is supplemented by accounts of the "Lightning Mule Brigade," the "Charge of the Mule Brigade," five appendices and 37 illustrations. More than 700 Civil War equines are identified and described with incidental information and identification of their masters.
Author: Marcus M. Spiegel
Author: Marcus M. Spiegel
Author: John J. Fox
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Author: Charles Emil Dornbusch
Author: Marcus M. Spiegel
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Author: Charles Finsley
Author: Gene C. Armistead