A history of Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment : from the camp, the battlefield and the prison pen, 1861-1865 [edited by] J. Stuart Richards

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Richards, J. Stuart, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865). Company C.

United States.

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

Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

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

United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 50th (1861-1865). Company C--Biography.

Schuylkill Haven (Pa.)--History, Military--19th century.

Schuylkill Haven (Pa.).

Soldiers--Pennsylvania--Schuylkill Haven--Biography.

Soldiers.

Physical Description:

221, [2] p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2006.

Contents:

A brief history of Company C, 50th Pennsylvania veteran volunteer infantry

1861: "If anything happens to you, the United States will care for you"

1862: "Honor and shame from no condition rise; act well your part, there all the honor lies"

Sep. 1862: "Col. Christ and his regiment would wade through hell, if they thought they could find any secessionists there."

1862-1863: "Fighting for Burnside, a brave and loyal man."

1863: "Victory belongs to the most persevering."

Re-enlistment and return home: "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."

1864: The Wilderness: "I heard the bullets whistle, and believe me, thee is something charming in the sound."

1864, Andersonville, GA: "The name Andersonville will be a dark spot to American civilization for time to come."

1864-1865, Cold Harbor: "We make war that we may live in peace."

1865: "Seek home for rest, / For home is best."

A timeline of the service of the 50thh PVVI

The boys of Company C

Enlistments, 1864

Enlistments, 1865

Engagements and casualties.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]).

ISBN:

1596290897 (alk. paper)

9781596290891 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

64594294