First Louisiana Special Battalion

Author and historian Gary Schreckengost lives in Reinholds, Pennsylvania. An infantry officer in the Army Reserves, his work has been published in American Civil War Magazine, World War II Magazine, Field Artillery Journal and Armor Magazine.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      1. Tiger Roots: The Filibuster Wars to Southernize Latin America      2. Formation of “Wheat’s Tigers”      3. First Blood: Seneca Falls and Matthews’ Hill      4. Triumph on Henry Hill      5. Dishonored Heroes      6. Tiger Fury: The Battle of Front Royal      7. Give No Quarter to the Damned Yankees: The Battle of First Winchester      8. Retreat to the Upper Valley      9. The Very Devil in Them: The Battle of Port Republic      10. To the Peninsula      11. That’s Hell in There! The Battle of Gaines’ Mill      12. Egyptian Darkness: The Battle for Malvern Hill      13. A Tiger’s Death      Appendix I. Service Record of the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion      Appendix II. Uniforms and Accoutrements of the Battalion      Appendix III. Wheat’s Official Report of the Battle of Manassas      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

“a well-written account...it’s time their tale was told, and this book does it well”—Civil War News.