Newton T. Colby

The Civil War Papers of Lt. Colonel Newton T. Colby, New York Infantry

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""The shells of the enemy flew over us here tearing great limbs off the trees and screaming horribly ... then a shell struck into the ranks near where I was, killing and wounding five or six--I saw them fall and heard their screams. But on we went and I know not who they were or what became of them""--September 21, 1862. Lt. Col. Colby served with the 23rd New York, the 107th New York at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Harper's Ferry, and later in the Veteran Reserve Corps as superintendent of Old Capital Prison. This is a compilation of Colby's letters to family, friends and military personnel, newspaper articles that detail the fighting in which Colby and his fellow soldiers were involved, and accounts of the fighting and daily life from other soldiers. Colby crossed paths with many prominent figures in the war and was recognized as an excellent soldier by his peers and commanding officers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 587g
• ISBN-13: 9780786473823
• ISBN-10: 0786473827
• Artikelnr.: 36174746

Autorenporträt

William E. Hughes, the editor, is the great-great-grandson of Lt. Col. Colby. A retired educator and member of Old Baldy Civil War Round Table, he lives in Vineland, New Jersey.

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Table of Contents
Preface     
1. The Development of the Militia in Corning     
2. The 23rd New York Volunteer Regiment     
3. The 23rd New York Regiment at Arlington Heights     
4. Ball's Cross Roads Skirmish     
5. Munson's Hill     
6. Upton's Hill     
7. Bailey's Cross Roads     
8. The Occupation of Fredericksburg     
9. The 107th New York Volunteer Regiment     
10. The 107th New York Regiment at Antietam     
11. The 107th New York Regiment at Harpers Ferry     
12. Antietam Ford     
13. Near Fairfax Station and On to Chancellorsville     
14. The Chancellorsville Campaign     
15. The Veteran Reserve Corps     
16. Camp Morton: Prison at Indianapolis     
17. Old Capitol and Carroll Prisons-Washington, D.C.     
18. The Lincoln Assassination     
19. Old Capitol Prison-After Lincoln's Death     
20. The Postwar Years     
21. Looking Back     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index