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On many a bloody field : four years in the Iron Brigade
- Title
- On many a bloody field : four years in the Iron Brigade / Alan D. Gaff.
- Author
- Gaff, Alan D.
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1996]
- ©1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E506.5 19th .G34 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 499 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- On Many a Bloody Field follows one of the Civil War's most famous combat organizations - Company B, 19th Indiana Volunteers of the Iron Brigade, in a vivid account of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Alan D. Gaff follows the men from recruitment through mustering out, from the tedium of camp to the excitement of battle. Marches and battles are described in detail, but Gaff also devotes close attention to how the war affected individuals, both physically and emotionally. Formed into a brigade with the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin, these Indiana soldiers fought their first real battle at Brawner Farm. Over four difficult years they fought on many a bloody field : Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fitzhugh Crossing, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. With meticulous care, Alan Gaff recounts the experience of war from the soldier's perspective, often in the words of the men themselves. This intimate portrait of men at war is an important contribution to the literature of the Civil War.
- Alternative Title
- Four years in the Iron Brigade
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [472]-484) and index.
- Contents
- Richmond City Greys -- Camp Morton -- Camp Kalorama -- Affair at Lewinsville -- Indiana hospital -- Arlington Heights -- Headquarters guard -- Winter camp -- Spring advance -- Arrival of Gibbon -- The legging mutiny -- Campaigning under Pope -- Brawner Farm -- Aftermath -- Battles in Maryland -- The Iron Brigade -- South to Fredericksburg -- Valley Forge -- Fitzhugh Crossing -- North again -- Gettysburg -- Last stand -- Back to Virginia -- Along the Rapidan -- The veteran question -- Veteran furlough -- Arrival of Grant -- Into the Wilderness -- Grant's campaign -- Nadir at Petersburg -- Weldon Railroad -- Betrayal -- 20th Indiana -- The last winter -- Appomattox -- Peace.
- ISBN
- 0253330637
- 9780253330635
- LCCN
- 96001728
- OCLC
- ocm34116899
- 34116899
- SCSB-2106355
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library