Gary Schreckengost

The First Louisiana Special Battalion

Wheat's Tigers in the Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

From the little-known Filibuster Wars to the Civil War battlefield of Gaines' Mill, this volume details the fascinating story of one of the South's most colorful military units, the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion, aka Wheat's Tigers. Beginning with a brief look at the Filibuster Wars (a set of military attempts to annex Latin American countries into the United States as slave states), the work takes a close look at the men who comprised Wheat's Tigers: Irish immigrant ship hands, New Orleans dock workers and Filibuster veterans. Commanded by one of the greatest antebellum filibusterers, Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, the Tigers quickly distinguished themselves in battle through their almost reckless bravery, proving instrumental in Southern victories at the battles of Front Royal, Winchester and Port Republic. An in-depth look at Battle of Gaines' Mill, in which Wheat's Tigers suffered heavy casualties, including their commander, completes the story. Appendices provide a compiled roster of the Wheat's Tigers, a look at the 1st Louisiana's uniforms and a copy of Wheat's report about the Battle of Manassas. Never-before-published photographs are also included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781476672380
• ISBN-10: 1476672385
• Artikelnr.: 48331699

Autorenporträt

Author and historian Gary Schreckengost lives in Reinholds, Pennsylvania. An infantry officer in the Army Reserves, his work has been published in American Civil War Magazine, World War II Magazine, Field Artillery Journal and Armor Magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. Tiger Roots: The Filibuster Wars to Southernize Latin America     
2. Formation of "Wheat's Tigers"     
3. First Blood: Seneca Falls and Matthews' Hill     
4. Triumph on Henry Hill     
5. Dishonored Heroes     
6. Tiger Fury: The Battle of Front Royal     
7. Give No Quarter to the Damned Yankees: The Battle of First
Winchester     
8. Retreat to the Upper Valley     
9. The Very Devil in Them: The Battle of Port Republic     
10. To the Peninsula     
11. That's Hell in There! The Battle of Gaines' Mill     
12. Egyptian Darkness: The Battle for Malvern Hill     
13. A Tiger's Death     
Appendix I. Service Record of the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion     
Appendix II. Uniforms and Accoutrements of the Battalion     
Appendix III. Wheat's Official Report of the Battle of Manassas     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index