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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... position of the Seventh ; Advanced position of the Seventh ; Their danger ; Their retreat ; Their new line ; Fearful tempest ; The lull ; Grant's last line Sunday evening ; Victors of that last great line ; Arrival of Buell ; The night ...
... Position in the morning ; Early firing from a rebel battery ; Regiment's position behind the temporary works ; The attack ; The Fierceness of the battle ; Fall- ing back of the troops ; The re - action ; The victory ; The casualties ...
... position near the enemy's works , breasting manfully a rebel battery playing upon them from a hill inside the outer works . Rushing into the conflict , Colonel Babcock forms the regiment under the galling fire . At this moment the ...
... position gained last evening . There is no firing this morning . Why this quiet ? Why this stillness ? The enemy may be preparing for a more determined resistance . But no , there is a truce ! Grant is now holding communication with the ...
... position of the Seventh- Their danger - Their retreat - Their new line - The fearful tempestThe lull - Grant's last line Sunday evening - The vic- tors of that last great line - The arrival of Buell - The night- The rain - The silent ...