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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... comes rolling back , like the organic swell of ocean's thunder , " Save , Oh ! save , the American Union ! " It comes not from kings , queens , and popes , but from the struggling millions , from the chained slave , from Russia's serfs ...
... comes riding back and his voice rings out , " Fort Henry's flag is down and the rebels are flying . " It being imposible for the advanced troops to get to the rear in time to cut off the retreat , they now move up and take posses- sion ...
... number will go down in their glory ere the sun makes many more circuits around the world ? A great many regiments have moved on before us . At ten minutes past one o'clock we hear the report of artillery . It comes from the gun - boats on.
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... come and we bivouac for the night ; soon it commences to rain ; then changes from a cold rain to sleet and snow . Oh ! how ... comes the camp fires . Everywhere , on the hills and in the ravines , their cheering light is seen . But the ...