Glory Was Not Their Companion

The Twenty-Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Recruited primarily from the gentle farmlands of central New York, the men of the Twenty-Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry were among the first to answer their nation's call during the Civil War. Death soon wrapped its cold arms around the regiment, whose losses were great. More often than not the Twenty-Sixth was placed in difficult or impossible tactical situations, which resulted in their being forced to leave the field in disorder. They did their best.This work covers the regiment's entire two-year term of enlistment from May 1861 to May 1863. It draws upon numerous unpublished letters and diaries from the collections of individuals, private libraries and public institutions, as well as contemporary newspapers and obscure government documents. Appendices cover the order of command within campaigns and post assignments. Also included is a regimental roster listing the 1,182 men who served in the Twenty-Sixth.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-08-30
Mått178 x 254 x 12 mm
Vikt404 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor231
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786449248

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. From the Pastoral Fields of Oneida County 2. A Long, Hot Washington Summer 3. On to Fort Lyon 4. Marching Orders! 5. A First Taste of Death 6. Maryland, My Maryland 7. The Fredericksburg Campaign 8. Into the Mud: January 1863 9. A Less-Than-Glorious Finale: Chancellorsville and Home 10. 1863–1865 and the Postwar Years 11. Author’s Afterword Appendix A: Command Within Campaigns and Post Assignments Appendix B: Regimental Roster Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

“commendable...excellent...valuable”—The Civil War News; “book is of the highest production quality”—The Civil War Courier; “fine job of historical detective work in finding and using the scant documentation and records left by this unit and its soldiers...this fine book will appeal to Civil War enthusiasts and military genealogists”—Military Heritage Magazine; “The manuscript is not only well researched but also extremely well written. The narrative has a crispness and clarity often missing in similar endeavors that I have reviewed.”—Ted Alexander, Senior Staff Historian, Antietam National Battlefield Park.