Integrating excerpts from soldiers' diaries and letters, newspaper articles, archival photographs, drawings, maps, uniforms, and other ephemera and memorabilia, a richly illustrated study of Minnesota during the Civil War assesses the state's contributions to the Union cause and the personal experiences of the individuals who took part. Reprint.
Minnesota and the Civil War: The War Touched Us All
Joseph Spencer sent his sister this doggerel: First twas foggy, then it blew, then twas cloudy, then it Snew, then it friz, and then it thew, then it rained till all was blue, then the way the Mud did flew, or Slip into our low top't ...
A fascinating first-hand account of life during the U.S. Civil War as told by a husband and wife together through the letters they wrote to each other.
In this first full account of the regiment, Fitzharris brings to light the true story long obscured by the official histories illustrating aspects of a nineteenth-century soldier’s life—enlisted and commissioned alike—from recruitment ...
Minnesota in the Civil War and Indian Wars, 1861-1865. Volume I. Narrative and Rosters of Minnesota State Regiments, Companies and...
Included for the first time is a 144-page index to all the regimental rosters, making this an invaluable research tool. Together, these volumes are the essential reference for Minnesota’s troops and their campaigns.
Minnesota in the Civil War and Indian Wars, 1861-1865. Volume III. Index to the Rosters, Compiled by Irene Warming
Gallagher, ed., Third Day at Gettysburg, 171. 54. Gallagher, ed., Third Day at Gettysburg, 172. 55. Gallagher, ed., Third Day at Gettysburg, 173. 56. Gallagher, ed., Third Day at Gettysburg, 178. NOTES TO THE EPILOGUE 1.
D. Cavanaugh of Company H, as captain, but was missent, and though evidence in abundance of the issue of such commission was presented, the mustering officer required the production of the document. So Cavanaugh served as acting ...
A sweeping work of narrative history, the result of forty years’ research, Massacre in Minnesota provides the most complete account of this dark moment in U.S. history.