Author: Harold P. Leinbaugh
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
ISBN: 9780688044213
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Here is Company K's account of more than one hundred days of combat, from the Siegfried Line through the Battle of the Bulge to meeting up with the Russians on the Elbe River. Thirty-six men of the company were killed in action. And nearly two hundred replacements came into the company - most were evacuated with wounds or illness. This is a book about ordinary men as told by ordinary men, the Willies and Joes of real life : what it was like for men on the line - men coming to terms with themselves and their buddies in trying circumstances. It is also the story of life on the home front : the wives, girl friends, and families who waited for their men to return, and when they returned, resumed the fabric of their lives. The men of Company K is a vivid portrait of the men and women who are the heart of America. --from inside jacket.

Author: Missouri. Office of the Adjutant General
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 790

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Author: Jerry D. Thompson
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826355684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 952

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The Civil War in New Mexico began in 1861 with the Confederate invasion and occupation of the Mesilla Valley. At the same time, small villages and towns in New Mexico Territory faced raids from Navajos and Apaches. In response the commander of the Department of New Mexico Colonel Edward Canby and Governor Henry Connelly recruited what became the First and Second New Mexico Volunteer Infantry. In this book leading Civil War historian Jerry Thompson tells their story for the first time, along with the history of a third regiment of Mounted Infantry and several companies in a fourth regiment. Thompson’s focus is on the Confederate invasion of 1861–1862 and its effects, especially the bloody Battle of Valverde. The emphasis is on how the volunteer companies were raised; who led them; how they were organized, armed, and equipped; what they endured off the battlefield; how they adapted to military life; and their interactions with New Mexico citizens and various hostile Indian groups, including raiding by deserters and outlaws. Thompson draws on service records and numerous other archival sources that few earlier scholars have seen. His thorough accounting will be a gold mine for historians and genealogists, especially the appendix, which lists the names of all volunteers and militia men.

Author: Raymond J. Herek
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814326725
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 618

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These Men Have Seen Hard Service recounts the fascinating history of one outstanding Michigan regiment during the Civil War. A compelling political, social, ethnic, and military drama, this book examines the lives of the 1300 men of the First Michigan Sharpshooters for the first time, beginning with the regiment's inception and extending through post-war activities until the death of the last rifleman in 1946. Beyond presenting numerous anecdotes about the men and officers and their contributions during the war, Raymond Herek provides insight into the medical community of the time, the draft, other commands in the same division, the politics endemic in raising a regiment, and Michigan's Native American contingent. The extensive appendices will be of particular use to genealogists, Civil War enthusiasts, and historians, because they list the men in the regiment, and also battle and camp casualties.

Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: United States. War Department
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Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 1324

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Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas.

Author: United States. War Department
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Category : Philippines
Languages : en
Pages : 732

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Author: United States. War Dept
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Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 1048

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Author: New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 864

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