From Blue Mills to Columbia : Cedar Falls and the Civil War / Kenneth L. Lyftogt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyftogt, Kenneth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cedar Falls (Iowa)--History--19th century.

Cedar Falls (Iowa).

Cedar Falls (Iowa)--History, Military--19th century.

Cedar Falls (Iowa)--Social conditions--19th century.

Iowa--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Iowa.

Iowa--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

University of Iowa Press pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historian Kenneth Lyftogt introduces us to the volunteer soldiers of the Pioneer Grays and Cedar Falls Reserves infantry companies and in turn examines Iowa's role in the Civil War. Many of these soldiers served the Union for the duration of the war, from the early fighting in Missouri to Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Sherman's destructive marches through Georgia and the Carolinas. Their letters home are Lyftogt's primary sources, as are editorials and articles published in the Cedar Falls Gazette.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. A Town on the Cedar; 2. The Pioneer Greys; 3. Missouri; 4. Home in Cedar Falls; 5. Shiloh; 6. The Cedar Falls Reserves; 7. Vicksburg; 8. A Third Summer; 9. Chattanooga; 10. Atlanta; 11. Marching Through Georgia; 12. Triumph and Tragedy; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Originally published: Ames : Iowa State University Press, c1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-181) and index.

ISBN:

9781587296727

1587296721

OCLC:

216935141