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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... look over into Missouri , where wicked men have assailed the flag and freedom , our hearts beat high , and we long to be there , that we may unfurl our flag and give it freedom to wave on that side the river as well as on this . After a ...
... look like convicts late from Jefferson City . On the 1st of September we received marching orders . All is commotion to - night - many an inter- rogation is made relating to this thing and that . On the morning of the 2nd , with every ...
... look after the fallen dead . Sixty - four were all that were found . November 13. - This morning the steamer Aleck Scott proceeds down the river loaded with the Bel- mont prisoners , accompanied by federal officers from Cairo , Fort ...
... looks critical . January 17th . - Affairs look billious this morning . Still raining , the camp fires burning dimly . The soldiers wet and chilled . All day a party are at work moving the baggage train across the creek . Everything looks ...
... looks gloomy . The hopes of attacking Columbus have vanished . We await orders to return to Fort Holt . This even- ing the quartermaster arrives with supplies , which are in great demand . The boys are more cheerful to - night . January ...