From Shiloh to Savannah: The Seventh Illinois Infantry in the Civil WarNorthern Illinois University Press, 1868 - 258 Seiten From the first Union victories in the west at Forts Henry and Donelson to the savage battle of Shiloh and onward to the March to the Sea, the Seventh Illinois Infantry fought with distinction across the Confederacy. Ambrose's vivid eyewitness account traces the first Illinois volunteer regiment from its muster in 1861 to the final days of the war. An introduction and explanatory notes by Civil War historian Daniel E. Sutherland reveal the importance of this western unit's contributions. |
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... Florence , Tennessee river : Soldier's way - side dream : Flags of truce : Battle of Town Creek : Crossing Town Creek : Following the enemy : March back to Corinth : Destruction of property : Swimming Bear River : Arrival at Iuka ...
... . 225-243 Rendezvous at Camp Butler . Southward bound , Arrival at Louisville . Arrival at Nashville . Zollicoffer House . Arrival at Pulaski , Tennessee . Marching orders . March to Florence , Alabama . Return to X CONTENTS .
... Florence . Rowett driven . Captain Ring falling back across Elk River . Forming Junction at Florence . Tennessee . Return to Florence . March to Athens . Lieutenants Sullivan and Rowett sent to Florence under flag of truce to negotiate ...
... Florence on the Tennessee River , six miles distant . We arrive about four o'clock , finding Lieutenant Colonel Phillips , with his Ninth Illinois mounted infantry , occupying the place . Soon after our arrival , a flag of truce is sent ...
... Florence , having been ordered to join the main column at Leighton , ten miles from Tuscumbia on the road leading towards Decatur . The roads are very muddy , but we march briskly and strike the road in advance of the column , when we ...