The thirty-seventh North Carolina troops : Tar heels in the Army of Northern Virginia / by Michael C. Hardy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Michael C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 37th.

Confederate States of America.

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 37th--Registers.

History.

Regimental histories.

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

North Carolina.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

United States.

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- Confederate.

Personal narratives.

Registers (Lists)

Directories.

Physical Description:

vi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2003]

Summary:

North Carolina contributed more of her sons to the Confederate cause than any other state. The Thirty-seventh North Carolina Regiment, made up of men from the western part of the state, served in famous battles like Chancellorsville and Gettysburg as well as in lesser known actions such as Hanover Courthouse and New Bern. This is the account of the unit's four years of service, told largely in the soldiers' own words. Drawn from letters, diaries, and postwar articles and interviews, this history of the Thirty-seventh North Carolina follows the unit from its organization in November 1861 until its surrender at Appomattox. The book includes photographs of key individuals in the regiment, and maps illustrating the unit's position at several engagements. Appendices include a complete roster of the unit and a listing of individuals buried in large sites such as prison cemeteries. A bibliography and index are also included.

Contents:

1 "A free and independent people": August-September 1861 3

2 "We have a fine Drill master": October 1861-January 1862 18

3 "Our Men are allmost Crazy to Meet the Enemy": January-April 1862 30

4 "Coln Lees men stood ... as firm as rocks": May-June 1862 53

5 "Waiting for the Yankees

to come over and see us": June-July 1862 65

6 "I Doo not knew where Jackson will stop": July-September 1862 80

7 "I believe I hav roat a bout awl I can think of that is worth riting": September 1862-April 1863 103

8 "One of the bloodiest pages of history": April-May 1863 126

9 "Things are faverable for a Glorious Campaign": June-July 1863 140

10 "Able to give the enemy a good fight whenever it is necessary": August 1863-April 1864 161

11 "Let us drop a tear to the memory of that noble boy who now sleeps upon that bloody battlefield": May 1864 180

12 "Only the sharp shooters and canonade": May-December 1864 198

13 "The support of a completely fallen cause": January-April 1865 217

14 "Grand, grim, titantic warrors of a cause": April 1865-Present 235

Appendix A Roster 263

Appendix B Transferred to the Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops 297

Appendix C Transferred from the Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops 300

Appendix D Invalid Corps 302

Appendix E Transfers to the United States Army 304

Appendix F Courts-Martial 305

Appendix G Appomattox Parolees 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-337) and index.

ISBN:

0786415436

OCLC:

51728672