The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War - Pula, James S.

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Résumé :
Table of Contents

Introduction
?1.?The National Crisis: July-August 1862
?2.?The Defense of Washington: September 1862-April 1863
?3.?Operations on the Virginia Peninsula: April-July 1863
?4.?Into the Cradle of Secession: July 1863-April 1864
?5.?The Bermuda Hundred Campaign: April-May 1864
?6.?Cold Harbor and Petersburg Heights: May-June 1864
?7.?The Siege of Petersburg: June-September 1864
?8.?Chaffin's Farm and the Darbytown Road: September-December 1864
?9.?First Fort Fisher: December 1864
10.?Second Fort Fisher: January 1865
11.?Through the Carolinas: January 1865-April 1865
12.?Homeward Bound: April 1865-July 1865
Epilogue: Let Us Keep Alive the Memories
Appendix A: Brevet Promotions
Appendix B: Campaigns and Engagements
Appendix C: Casualties in the 117th New York
Appendix D: 117th New York Roster
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Biographie:
James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others....

Sommaire:
Not known to the historic pen, or platform orator, wrote a soldier in the 117th New York Volunteer Infantry, but the private led in the horror of the fight. Drawing on firsthand accounts, this history of the regiment narrates the monotony and privation of camp life, the exhaustion of long marches and the terror of combat from the perspective of the regular soldier. The operations of the 117th are fully detailed, including actions in the 1863 Suffolk Campaign, the siege of Charleston, the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond, and the conquest of Fort Fisher, North Carolina....