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The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment

Categorie	Verenigde Staten & Canada
Boeknummer	#377471-VB52
Titel	The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment
Auteur	Beaudot, William J. K.
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Guilford, CT : Stackpole Books
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0811708942
ISBN13	9780811708944
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, some illustrations in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Winner of Milwaukee County Historical Society's coveted Gambrinus Prize for the best book-length contribution to Milwaukee historiography in 2003 Profiles the courageous 24th Wisconsin Infantry and features the personal stories of members of the 24th, including Arthur McArthur, the father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Utilizes hundreds of primary sources--letters, diaries, and contemporary newspaper articles Formed in the summer of 1862, the 24th Wisconsin Infantry participated in many major battles of the Western theater, earning a reputation as a brave, hard-fighting unit. Unlike other unit histories, this book makes no attempt, as the author freely admits, to provide "an objective history" of the regiment. Rather, the book digs deeper, following the personal stories of the soldier... (Lees verder)s themselves, providing hundreds of individual vignettes that, taken together, paint a vivid picture of the life of a Union soldier.
Pagina's	423
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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