Mark Silo

The 115th New York in the Civil War

A Regimental History

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Produktbeschreibung

The 115th New York began as part of the largest surrender of U.S. troops before World War II and ended as part of the largest successful amphibious landings of U.S. troops before World War II. In between, its odyssey through the American Civil War is unique among Union regiments. Not only did it fight mainly in theaters and battles unknown to all but the most seriously well informed, but it endured mass arrest and a conspiracy of its own officers against its commander. In earning distinction as one of "Fox's Fighting 300" Union regiments, the 115th fought in campaigns along the Southern coast, joined briefly in the famous combat between Grant and Lee in Virginia, fought alongside African American units, witnessed the liberation of thousands of slaves and captured Union soldiers, and ended up with William T. Sherman's western army. The soldiers of the 115th New York were common men from Saratoga County, the Mohawk Valley, and Adirondack Mountain areas of New York State. The author uses the words and recollections left by 67 of these men and a great amount of source material; the result, states National Park Service historian John J. Hennessy, is "Truly exceptional...both excellent history and engaging narrative."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9780786477203
• ISBN-10: 0786477202
• Artikelnr.: 38020470

Autorenporträt

Civil engineer Mark Silo lives in Loudonville, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Foreword     
Preface     
1. Camp Mohawk to Charles Town: "I fear they will have bad luck"     
2. Chased from Maryland Heights: "We could easily have held"     
3. White Flags at Harpers Ferry: "It was like a dagger to every heart"     
4. Penned in Chicago: "Our boys are very unruly"     
5. Fire and Consequences: "Thunder clap from a clear sky"     
6. Idle Year in the South: "Even in paradise itself"     
7. Olustee: "Like a mountain of adamant"     
8. Bottled on Bermuda Hundred: "Nothing has been accomplished"     
9. Brief Triumph at Cold Harbor: "The boys felt ugly"     
10. War in Trench and Crater: "What a fearful thunder"     
11. Decoying at Deep Bottom: "We were mowed down like grass"     
12. Fort Gilmer and Darbytown Road: "It looked like suicide"     
13. Two Calls on Fort Fisher: "Win or die"     
14. Peace and Home Again: "Great rejoicing! Our fighting is ended"     
15. Epilogue: "Your colors have been foremost in the fight"     
Afterword: "Riding a white horse and carrying the U.S. flag"     
Appendix A: Chronology of the 115th New York     
Appendix B: Regimental Roster     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index