The story of a thousand : being a history of the service of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Union, from August 21, 1862, to June 6, 1865 / Albion W. Tourgee ; edited by Peter C. Luebke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tourgée, Albion W., 1838-1905, author.

Contributor:

Luebke, Peter C., 1983- editor.

Series:

Civil War in the North.

Civil War in the North

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862-1865).

United States.

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

Ohio.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eyewitness Civil War testimony from a major American writer This facsimile edition of Albion W. Tourgée's regimental history of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was first published in 1896. Tourgée, a lawyer and outspoken abolitionist from Williamsfield, Ohio, is best known for his semi-fictional novels about the reconstruction of the South following the Civil War, A Fool's Errand and Bricks Without Straw. Both critically acclaimed best sellers, the novels catapulted Tourgée and his relentless efforts to secure equality for African Americans into the national spotlight. The Story of a Thousand also received a warm reception upon its publication, although it never achieved the level of recognition as his other works. Written at the behest of his former comrades in the 105th Ohio, The Story of a Thousand draws on Tourgée's own wartime papers, as well as diaries, letters, and recollections of other veterans, to detail the remarkable story of the regiment during its campaigns in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Sherman's March to the Sea. Tourgée concentrates on the lives and experiences of the enlisted soldiers, describing the backgrounds of the men and how they rallied around the Union flag as citizen soldiers and also on discussions about the role of slavery as the impetus of the war. Tourgée's concern for the common soldier prefigures the scholarship of twentieth-century historians, such as Bell Irvin Wiley, who devoted attention to the men in the ranks rather than the generals and politicians in charge. Historian Peter Luebke revives Albion W. Tourgée's lost testimony of the war in this new edition of The Story of a Thousand. He includes an index and a scholarly introduction that draws on extensive research to describe the writing, production, and reception of the book. Luebke also places the work in the context of recent Civil War scholarship. The inclusion of famed illustrator Frederic Remington's engravings, which accompanied the book's excerpts appearing in The Cosmopolitan magazine in 1894 and 1895, also enhances the text. Scholars, students, and enthusiasts of the Civil War and Ohio history are sure to enjoy this military account by one of Reconstruction's harshest and most articulate critics.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations.""; ""Introduction""; ""Preface""; ""I. The Muster in.""; ""II. The Cause of Strife. ""; ""III. Recruiting.""; ""IV. The Rank and File.""; ""V. The Sword�Bearers.""; ""VI. The Theater of War.""; ""VII. On Southern Soil.""; ""VIII. The ""Hell-March.""""; ""IX. The School of ""Double-duty.""""; ""X. The Baptism of Fire.""; ""XI. Between the Acts.""; ""XII. A Stirring Winter.""; ""XIII. A Midwinter Campaign.""; ""XIV. Gobbled.""; ""XV. Milton.""; ""XVI. A Midsummer Jaunt.""; ""XVII. A Wasted Opportunity.""

""XVIII. A Tumultuous Sabbath.""""XIX. The Ebb of Battle.""; ""XX. The Siege of Chattanooga.""; ""XXI. Battle of Lookout Mountain.""; ""XXII. Battle of Missionary Ridge.""; ""XXIII. After Missionary Ridge.""; ""XXIV. The Battle Summer.""; ""XXV. In Pursuit of Hood.""; ""XXVI. ""From Atlanta to the Sea.""""; ""XXVII. The Guidons Point Northward.""; ""XXVIII. Our Foragers.""; ""XXIX. The End of Strife.""; ""XXX. The Homestretch.""; ""XXXI. Religious Character.""; ""XXXII. Thirty Years After.""; ""Itinerary""; ""Appendix""; ""I. Report of Colonel Albert S. Hall""

""II. Concerning Cannon Captured""""III. Extract from the Report of Major-General Absalom Baird on the Atlanta Campaign.""; ""IV. Extract from the Report of Col. Gleason on the Atlanta Campaign.""; ""V. Copy of Discharge from Naval Service.""; ""VI. Farewell Order of General Sherman""; ""VII. Biographical Sketch, Wm. O. Smith.""; ""VIII. Explanation of Roster and Tables.""; ""Roster and Tables""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63101-015-8

1-63101-014-X