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From Blue Mills to Columbia : Cedar Falls and the Civil War /

Historian Kenneth Lyftogt introduces us to the volunteer soldiers of the Pioneer Grays and Cedar Falls Reserves infantry companies and in turn examines Iowa's role in the Civil War. Many of these soldiers served the Union for the duration of the war, from the early fighting in Missouri to Shilo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lyftogt, Kenneth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2007.
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Sumario:Historian Kenneth Lyftogt introduces us to the volunteer soldiers of the Pioneer Grays and Cedar Falls Reserves infantry companies and in turn examines Iowa's role in the Civil War. Many of these soldiers served the Union for the duration of the war, from the early fighting in Missouri to Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Sherman's destructive marches through Georgia and the Carolinas. Their letters home are Lyftogt's primary sources, as are editorials and articles published in the Cedar Falls Gazette.
Notas:Originally published: Ames : Iowa State University Press, ©1993.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 191 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-181) and index.
ISBN:9781587296727
1587296721