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Book

The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War : a history and roster

Call Numbers

  • 973.7 F268 (CEN)
  • H 973.7 F268 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2016]

Physical Description

vii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Summary

"This book--with unit roster--tells the story of the 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry regiment through the words of the veterans, tracing their development into a fine-tuned fighting machine that executed successful charges against superior numbers. It continues into the postwar period. Photographs, maps, illustrations and a statistical analysis round out this tale of courage and travail"--

Contents

  • "Stars and stripes unfurled": April-November 1861
  • "An enemy to be feared": November 1861-April 1862
  • "Covered in dust instead of glory": April-December 1862
  • "Two huge serpents": December 1862-January 1863
  • "Perfectly careless": January-September 1863
  • "We fought like tigers": September 1863
  • "The enemy fled like a flock of sheep": September 1863-May 1864
  • "Sick and tired of fighting": May-October 1864.

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