Glory was not their companion : the Twenty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War / Paul Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Paul, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 26th (1861-1863).

United States.

History.

New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

New York (State).

Regimental histories.

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

New York (State)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Registers.

Genre:

Registers (Lists)

Physical Description:

vii, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2005]

Summary:

"This work covers the regiment's entire two-year term of enlistment from May 1861 to May 1863. It draws upon numerous unpublished letters and diaries from the collections of individuals, private libraries and public institutions, as well as contemporary newspapers and obscure government documents"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From the pastoral fields of Oneida County

A long, hot Washington summer

On to Fort Lyon

Marching orders!

A first taste of death

Maryland, my Maryland

The Fredericksburg campaign

Into the mud : January 1863

A less-than-glorious finale : Chancellorsville and home

1863-1865 and the postwar years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index.

ISBN:

0786419954

OCLC:

57434131