This historical account covers the 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Troops during the Civil War. Farmers and farmers' sons left their mountain homesteads to enlist with the regiment at Asheville in July and August 1861 and to defend their homeland from a Yankee invasion. The book chronicles the unit's defensive activities in the Carolina coastal regions and the battlefield actions at Seven Days, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Plymouth, Richmond and Petersburg. In addition, casualty and desertion statistics are included, along with a complete regimental roster and 118 photos, illustrations, and maps.…mehr
This historical account covers the 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Troops during the Civil War. Farmers and farmers' sons left their mountain homesteads to enlist with the regiment at Asheville in July and August 1861 and to defend their homeland from a Yankee invasion. The book chronicles the unit's defensive activities in the Carolina coastal regions and the battlefield actions at Seven Days, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Plymouth, Richmond and Petersburg. In addition, casualty and desertion statistics are included, along with a complete regimental roster and 118 photos, illustrations, and maps.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Engineering consultant Carroll C. Jones is a North Carolina native and Civil War enthusiast. He lives in Canton, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. FLAMES OF SECESSION 2. FARMERS JOIN THE REBELLION 3. THE FABRIC OF THE 25TH REGIMENT N.C. The Companies of the 25th Regiment N.C. 4. CAROLINA COASTAL DEFENSE Defensive Duty Near Port Royal Sound Too Late to New Bern 5. SEVEN DAYS BATTLES AROUND RICHMOND Engagement at King's School House Battle of Malvern Hill 6. MARYLAND CAMPAIGN Moving North Capture of Harpers Ferry Battle of Antietam 7. HEIGHTS OF FREDERICKSBURG 8. BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA Eastern Carolina Coastal Defense. Chancellorsville Trouble in the Mountains Capture of Plymouth 9. RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG FRONT Battle of Drewry's Bluff Beauregard's Stopgap Defense of Petersburg 10. SIEGE OF PETERSBURG Battle of the Crater Life in the Trenches Battle of the Weldon Railroad Long Winter of 1864-1865 11. WAR ON THE HOME FRONT Conscription Draft Evaders, Deserters and Tories Bushwhackers All 12. A JOURNEY ENDED Fort Stedman Battle of Five Forks Sacred Colors 13. CONCLUSION 14. CASUALTIES OF WAR Casualty Estimates: Carolina Coastal Defense Casualty Estimates: The Seven Days Battles Casualty Estimates: Maryland Campaign Casualty Estimates: Battle of Fredericksburg Casualty Estimates: Eastern North Carolina Defense Casualty Estimates: Richmond and Petersburg Defense Summary of Casualties Desertion in the Ranks 15. THE COLONEL AND HIS LIEUTENANT Henry Middleton Rutledge: "The Boy Colonel" William Harrison Hargrove: "A Useful Citizen" ROSTER OF TROOPS Appendix A: Command Structure Appendix B: Parolees at Appomattox Appendix C: Deployment of 25th N.C. Troops During the Civil War Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. FLAMES OF SECESSION 2. FARMERS JOIN THE REBELLION 3. THE FABRIC OF THE 25TH REGIMENT N.C. The Companies of the 25th Regiment N.C. 4. CAROLINA COASTAL DEFENSE Defensive Duty Near Port Royal Sound Too Late to New Bern 5. SEVEN DAYS BATTLES AROUND RICHMOND Engagement at King's School House Battle of Malvern Hill 6. MARYLAND CAMPAIGN Moving North Capture of Harpers Ferry Battle of Antietam 7. HEIGHTS OF FREDERICKSBURG 8. BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA Eastern Carolina Coastal Defense. Chancellorsville Trouble in the Mountains Capture of Plymouth 9. RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG FRONT Battle of Drewry's Bluff Beauregard's Stopgap Defense of Petersburg 10. SIEGE OF PETERSBURG Battle of the Crater Life in the Trenches Battle of the Weldon Railroad Long Winter of 1864-1865 11. WAR ON THE HOME FRONT Conscription Draft Evaders, Deserters and Tories Bushwhackers All 12. A JOURNEY ENDED Fort Stedman Battle of Five Forks Sacred Colors 13. CONCLUSION 14. CASUALTIES OF WAR Casualty Estimates: Carolina Coastal Defense Casualty Estimates: The Seven Days Battles Casualty Estimates: Maryland Campaign Casualty Estimates: Battle of Fredericksburg Casualty Estimates: Eastern North Carolina Defense Casualty Estimates: Richmond and Petersburg Defense Summary of Casualties Desertion in the Ranks 15. THE COLONEL AND HIS LIEUTENANT Henry Middleton Rutledge: "The Boy Colonel" William Harrison Hargrove: "A Useful Citizen" ROSTER OF TROOPS Appendix A: Command Structure Appendix B: Parolees at Appomattox Appendix C: Deployment of 25th N.C. Troops During the Civil War Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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