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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... South ; The Fall of Fort Sumpter ; The Comme nce - ment of the War : First call for troops ; First muster - in of the Seventh ; Three Month's service ; Re - enlistment . CHAPTER II . 11-24 The commencement of the three years ' service ...
... South 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 ...
... south . Veteran propositions . Pulse of the Seventh . Re - enlistment . Cry for the mustering officer . His arrival . The Regiment mustered as Veterans . CHAPTER XII . 221-224 Leaving Pulaski on Veteran furlough . Arrival at Springfield ...
... South Carolina . Crossing the swamps . Joining the Fif- teenth Corps at Midway , Crossing the Edisto , Crossing the Congaree . In front of Columbia . Crossing the Soluda River . Surrender of Columbia . Burning of the city , March to ...
... South - The Fall of Fort Sumter - The Commencement of the War - The first call for troops - The first muster in of the Seventh - The Three Months Service - Their Re - enlistment . For thirty years the leading spirits of the South , with ...