August Willich's gallant Dutchmen : Civil War letters from the 32nd Indiana Infantry / translated and edited by Joseph R. Reinhart.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reinhart, Joseph R.

Series:

Civil War in the North

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865).

United States.

German Americans.

History.

German American soldiers.

Regimental histories.

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

Indiana.

Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

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

Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, German American.

German American soldiers--Indiana--Correspondence.

Willich, August.

German Americans--Indiana--History--19th century.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

xiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2006]

Contents:

"Gather around the flag of freedom"

"They received a regular thrashing from the Germans"

"Now they push the Germans out of their place of honor"

"Today decides the fate of America"

"We 'Dutchmen' will win or perish"

"It is unpleasant for the men"

"The losses of the regiment"

"The Rebels poured death and destruction into our ranks"

"My center had to suffer a great deal"

"Set back but not conquered"

"Here it was about victory or death"

"We mourn a bitter and irreplaceable loss".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-252) and index.

ISBN:

0873388623

OCLC:

62421203

Publisher Number:

9780873388627