Covered with Glory : the 26th North Carolina Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.
The battle of Gettysburg was the largest engagement of the Civil War, and--with more than 51,000 casualties--also the deadliest. The highest regimental casualty rate at Gettysburg, an estimated 85 percent, was incurred by the 26th North Carolina Infantry. Gragg chronicles the 26th's remarkable...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Contents; acknowledgments; introduction: "i was once a soldier"; 1 good, honest american stock; 2 into the jaws of certain death; 3 we are on our way; 4 "may the good lord take care of the pore soldiers"; 5 "summer is ended"; 6 "like wheat before the sickle"; 7 covered with glory; 8 "the sickening horrors of war"; 9 "all were willing to die"; 10 "terrible as an army with banners"; 11 "unconquered in spirit"; epilogue: "steadfast to the last"; notes; bibliography; index.