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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... command : Marching orders : Camp at Jacinto : Camp at Iuka ; Payment of the regiment : On picket : Foraging : Troops leaving Iuka : Standing in the rain : March to Eastport : Crossing the Tennessee ; Camp on the hill side : The regiment ...
... command in the outer works . Captain Smith holding at bay one rebel regiment . Desperation of the rebels . Retreat to the fort . Fearful sacrifice . First charge . Genera Corse wounded . Colonel Rowett assumes command . First rebel ...
... Mound City , Illinois , a few days , we proceeded down the Ohio as far as Cairo , where again the regiment goes into Camp Defiance . And whilst here , from morning until night , the officers ' voices are heard in command 12 HISTORY OF THE.
... command on the drill ground , bringing the regiment up to a high standard , preparing them that they may play well their part in the coming drama . Remaining in Camp Defiance two weeks , we take passage on board the steamer " New Uncle ...
... command of Major Rowett , Colonel Cook being in command of the brigade , and Lieutenant Colonel Babcock absent in Illinois . The spirits of the men run high - they ex- pected every moment to be rushed into battle ; but how sadly were ...