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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... to at the St. Louis Arsenal , and after the necessary inspection , proceeds on her way . Pass the steamer Louisiana , with the 12th Illinois , Colonel McArthur , on board , arriving at Cairo on the fourth , and go into camp on the flat ...
... to Ironton , and upon our arrival there , we are met by General Pren- tiss , who makes the regiment a speech , telling them that they have been ordered there to help him drive Jeff . Thompson from Missouri . We go into camp in the ...
... in the pursuit of Jeff . Thompson ; marching over rocks and hills , passing through Booneville , Fredrickton and Jackson , to Cape Girardeau , where we go into camp in the field to the rear of the town , thus ending our bloodless ...
... to rain , and through mud and rain we march all day . Taking a circuitous route through woods and swamps , we arrive at Elliott's Mills in the evening , and go into camp on the opposite bank of Mayfield Creek . January 16th . - This ...
... to the Rear - The Mud - The Fall of Fort Henry - The accident met with by Company I ... camp and garrison equipage , the steamer does not move until 5 o'clock ... go into camp on the bank of the river . Some one remarks that there is mud ...