In the Very Thickest of the Fight: The Civil War Service Of

In the Very Thickest of the Fight: The Civil War Service Of The 78Th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment took the field under command of a lackadaisical colonel who was frequently absent and feuded with his own officers and superiors.Â Distrusted by senior officers, the 78th became a regiment that was always left behindâ€”until its own officers forced their reluctant colonel to resign.Â His replacement was a forceful leader who turned the regiment into a crack fighting outfit that performed heroically in the battle of Chickamauga and many of the great battles of the Atlanta campaign.Â It later joined Shermanâ€™s March to the Sea and fought its way out of the tangled swamps of Bentonville in one of the warâ€™s last battles.Â Its story is told here mostly in the words of its soldiers through letters, diaries and other sources, many never before accessed by historians.Â This book sheds new light on many important incidents and battles in the Civil Warâ€™s Western Theater.
Country USA
Brand Globe Pequot
Manufacturer Globe Pequot
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white halftones, maps
ReleaseDate 2012-09-04
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780762782833

In the Very Thickest of the Fight: The Civil War Service Of The 78Th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment