History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry
Author: Francis Smith Reader
Publisher:
Published: 1890
Total Pages: 384
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15th Virginia Cavalry
Author: John Fortier
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 210
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prairie Boys Go to War
Author: Rhonda M. Kohl
Publisher: SIU Press
Published: 2013-01-31
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0809332043
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCavalry units from Midwestern states remain largely absent from Civil War literature, and what little has been written largely overlooks the individual men who served. The Fifth Illinois Cavalry has thus remained obscure despite participating in some of the most important campaigns in Arkansas and Mississippi. In this pioneering examination of that understudied regiment, Rhonda M. Kohl offers the only modern, comprehensive analysis of a southern Illinois regiment during the Civil War and combines well-documented military history with a cultural analysis of the men who served in the Fifth Illinois. The regiment’s history unfolds around major events in the Western Theater from 1861 to September 1865, including campaigns at Helena, Vicksburg, Jackson, and Meridian, as well as numerous little-known skirmishes. Although they were led almost exclusively by Northern-born Republicans, the majority of the soldiers in the Fifth Illinois remained Democrats. As Kohl demonstrates, politics, economics, education, social values, and racism separated the line officers from the common soldiers, and the internal friction caused by these cultural disparities led to poor leadership, low morale, disciplinary problems, and rampant alcoholism. The narrative pulls the Fifth Illinois out of historical oblivion, elucidating the highs and lows of the soldiers’ service as well as their changing attitudes toward war goals, religion, liberty, commanding generals, Copperheads, and alcoholism. By reconstructing the cultural context of Fifth Illinois soldiers, Prairie Boys Go to War reveals how social and economic traditions can shape the wartime experience.
13th Virginia Cavalry
Author: Daniel T. Balfour
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnits of the Confederate States Army
Author: Joseph H. Crute
Publisher: Olde Soldier Books Incorporated
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 458
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides a brief history and "certain information such as organization, campaigns, losses, commanders, etc." for each unit listed in "Marcus J. Wright's List of Field Officers, Regiments, and Battalions in the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865."--Intro., p.xi.
Reminiscences Of The Civil War And Other Sketches
Author: Sergeant Ralph J. Smith
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2015-11-06
Total Pages: 79
ISBN-13: 1786252562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA short but colorful memoir by a sergeant in the 2nd Texas regiment, which served with distinction in the Western Theatre of the Civil War. Sergeant Smith volunteered in the first months of the outbreak of the Civil War, but his first real taste of the conflict came as part of the Army of the Mississippi under General Albert Sidney Johnson at Shiloh. The author recounts the confused nature of the fighting around the Hornet’s Nest and the sorrow of the repulse but above all the deep sense of loss at the death of their Confederate leader. After duties around the outskirts of Vicksburg, Smith and his comrades were among the Confederate soldiers that were penned up there by the Union forces under General Grant. Despite a fierce resistance the Confederate soldiers of Vicksburg were forced to surrender and the troops were paroled. Eventually exchanged, Smith spent the rest of the war in the garrison of Galveston under General Magruder before settling in San Marcos Texas.
The Saltville Massacre
Author: Thomas D. Mays
Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781886661059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn October 1864, in the mountains of southwest Virginia, one of the most brutal acts of the Civil War occurs. Brig. Gen. Stephen Burbridge launches a raid to capture Saltville. Included among his forces is the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry. Repeated Federal attacks are repulsed by Confederate forces under the command of Gen. John S. Williams. As the sun begins to set, Burbridge pulls his troops from the field, leaving many wounded. In the morning, Confederate troops, including a company of ruffians under the command of Captain Champ Ferguson, advance over the battleground seeking out and killing the wounded black soldiers. What starts as a small but intense mountain battle degenerates into a no-quarter, racial massacre. A detailed account from eyewitness reports of the most blatant battlefield atrocity of the war.
5th Virginia Cavalry
Author: Robert J. Driver
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 5th Virginia Cavalry was organized in eastern Virginia in 1861. In 1862 its men were assigned to the 13th and 15th Virginia Cavalry regiments. A new 5th regiment was organized in 1862 with men from Virginia and other states. In 1864 it was consolidated with the 15th Virginia Cavalry Regiment and sometimes designated as the 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment (Consolidated).
The Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry in the Civil War
Author: Steven M. LaBarre
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2016-07-19
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1476623422
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn January 1863, a long-anticipated military order arrived on the desk of Massachusetts Governor John Andrew. President Lincoln's secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, had granted the governor authority to raise regiments of black soldiers. Two units--the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Infantry--were soon mustered and in December, Andrew issued General Order No. 44, announcing "a Regiment of Cavalry Volunteers, to be composed of men of color...is now in the process of recruitment in the Commonwealth." Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, this book provides the first full-length regimental history of the Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry--its organization, participation in the Petersburg campaign and the guarding of prisoners at Point Lookout, Maryland, and its triumphant ride into Richmond. Accounts of the postwar lives of many of the men are included.
Loyal West Virginia from 1861 to 1865
Author: Theodore F. Lang
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 526
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLoyal West Virginia from 1861 To 1865. With an Introductory Chapter on the Status of Virginia for Thirty Years Prior to the War by Theodore F Lang, first published in 1895, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
