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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... brave Colonel Babcock , and cheered by the gallant Rowett go thundering on to where the wild battle storm rages . Arriving at the scene of action , we find the Second Iowa and an Indiana regiment in position near the enemy's works ...
... brave are always generous , the Sev- enth Illinois will demonstrate it by giving the Iowa boys the credit of what they claim , feeling assured at the same time that they will give the Seventh Illinois the credit of being with them very ...
... brave leader , made a fear- ful swing on these fortified hills . We will add no more ; their list of casualties speaks for itself . It tells the story more plainly than pen can write it . Though our loss is light , we miss those who ...
... brave and patriotic soldiers like him Iwould wish to die - face to face with the enemies of his country . Captain Mendell was born in Blairs- ville , Pennsylvania , November 9th , 1837 , and conse- quently was in his twenty - fifth year ...
The Seventh Illinois Infantry in the Civil War Daniel Leib Ambrose. the first brave soldier of the Seventh who fell in ... brave - hearted Lieutenant Munn . True to the flag and its fostered principles , he fought valiantly until wounded ...