John W. Haley

Rebel Yell & the Yankee Hurrah (eBook, ePUB)

The Civil War Journal of a Maine Volunteer
Redaktion: Silliker, Ruth L.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

On an "I will if you will" dare, John Haley enlisted in the 17th Maine Regiment in August 1862 "for three years, unless sooner discharged." ("Discharged, shot, or starved" would have been more accurate, Haley later wryly observed.) Though a reluctant soldier at first, he served steadfastly in the Army of the Potomac for nearly three years, participating in some of the most significant battles of the Civil War. John Haley was not the only soldier to record each day's events in his journal by firelight or by picket's lantern, for his was a literate generation. He was unusual in that he later painstakingly rewrote his battlefield notes, "reflecting at leisure" and adding fascinating political and personal commentary to produce the remarkable volume he calls Haley's Chronicles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Down East Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781608933471
• Artikelnr.: 41816249

Autorenporträt

By John W. Haley - Edited by Ruth L. Silliker

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Who Was John Haley?: A Brief Biography Prologue 1.
Camp King, Cape Elizabeth 2. Off to the Land of Dixie 3. The Chase is On 4.
Fredericksburg 5. The Mud March 6. Chancellorsville 7. March to Gettysburg
8. Battle of Gettysburg 9. From Gettysburg to the Wilderness 10. Winter and
Spring of 1864 11. Battle of the Wilderness 12. Battle of Po River 13.
Spotsylvania 14. Battle of Cold Harbor 15. The Siege of Petersburg Begins
16. Autumns Siege of Petersburg 17. Winter of 1865 18. The Fall of
Petersburg 19. Appomattox 20. The Long Road 21. Roster of Company I
Appendices Chapter Notes Bibliography