On the Plains in ’65
On the Plains in ’65

Author: George H. Holliday

Publisher: Ohio University Press

Published: 2021-01-12

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0821447211

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A new scholarly edition of an Ohio boy soldier’s revealing post-Civil War memoir. This annotated edition of Holliday’s recollections—known primarily among historians of the American West—re-contextualizes his memoir to include his boyhood in southern Ohio and the largely untold story of the hundreds of Buckeyes who crossed the Ohio River to serve their country in Virginia (later West Virginia) regiments, ultimately traveling across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming to safeguard mail and stage routes along the celebrated Oregon Trail during a pivotal time in American history. Glenn Longacre’s extensive research in federal, state, and local archives, manuscript collections, and period newspapers complements his correspondence with the living descendants of Holliday and other soldiers. His research integrates this story deservedly as part of Appalachian history before, during, and after the Civil War. From this perspective it addresses an entirely new audience of Appalachian studies scholars, Civil War and frontier history enthusiasts, students, and general readers.

On the Plains in '65 (Classic Reprint)
On the Plains in '65 (Classic Reprint)

Author: George H. Holliday

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-30

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781333805883

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Excerpt from On the Plains in '65 A night parade through the streets of the Queen City, then a camp during the remainder of the night on the streets, and next morning we were loaded into three trams bound for St. Louis via. The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Had not a dreadful collision occurred near Carlisle, in which We lost several men and nearly all our horses, the trip would not be worth noticing. Reader, have you ever witnessed a collision of railroad trains loaded with soldiers and all their munitions of war, together with several hundred horses? If not, don't pine for the Spectacle. It is one of those things which it is easier to imagine than look upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

April '65
April '65

Author: William A. Tidwell

Publisher: Kent State University Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780873385152

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This text examines the history of the Confederate Secret Service and its involvement in the assassination of President Lincoln. The author uses previously unknown records and traces the development of Confederate doctrine for the conduct of irregular warfare.