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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... In the list of casualties some names that will be looked for will not be seen . We very much regret this , but owing to the incompleteness of the Adjutant General's report , we are unable to furnish them : VI INTRODUCTION .
... In the list of casualties some names that will be looked for will not be seen . We very much regret this , but owing to the incompleteness of the Adjutant General's report , we are unable to furnish them : VI INTRODUCTION .
... seen the South for years rule the nation , and by this rule , which was a rule for the interest of the slave power , the argus eyes of liberty's sentinels discovered that the proud edifice of liberty was threat- ened . They beheld not ...
... seen flashing along the horizon's bar down by the Atlantic . The four- teenth dawns , and from the ramparts of Fort Sum- ter war's dread tocsin is sounded . " Fort Sumter has fallen ! " The beautiful banner of stars has been struck by a ...
... seen marching towards the Capital . The loyal pulse never beat so central and quickening as at this period . After the organization of the regiment , on the twen- ty - seventh , they are marched from Camp Yates to the armory , where ...