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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... miss those who have fallen , and those who have been wounded . Among the most distinguished who fell in these wintry days of battle before Fort Donelson will ever appear the name of the brave Captain Noah E. Mendell , of company I. In ...
... sung by liberty's happy people ! Major Rowett has been sent to a northern hospital . We regret it very much , for we shall miss him as we move southward . CHAPTER VI . Leaving Shiloh — The roads -- Joining SEVENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY . 65.
... miss dear little Huntsville so much , and often think of the times we used to have swinging together on the porch every night . Here the streets are so guarded that one dare not go beyond the dwelling houses , and as to singing in ...
... miss the engine's shrill whistle , and above all we miss its ponderous load . But as we look among these stalwart men this evening , we are inclined to think that the enemy's present mode of warfare , though a legitimate one , will not ...
... MISS . , MAY 1 , 1863 . " While sitting here in my quarters near the once beautiful but now desolate city of Corinth , I have been thinking of my country's troubles , and of the mad ambition of wicked men to ride to power over SEVENTH ...