num_pages: 392
description: A riveting new biography about the American Civil War Keep the Flag to the Front documents a long-overlooked topic of this war: the history of one regiment the Eighth Volunteer Infantry in Kansas. The story behind the 8th Kansas is one that could be a novel; and the research done by author Bill McFarland is amazing in its detail. Plus McFarland tracked down photographs that have never been published. The book includes over 140 photographs and illustrations including nearly 60 images of the men who served in the regiment. The 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry known as the Kansas Greyhounds was organized in 1861 as a Home Guard unit but was soon ordered east. Ironically when it was mustered out in January of 1866 this regiment that had been recruited with the guarantee that it would serve solely within the boundaries of Kansas had traveled 10750 miles! The 8th skirmished with forces led by the notorious guerrilla William Quantrill. It participated in such battles as Perryville Chickamauga Missionary Ridge the Atlanta Campaign and Nashville. It was also the last Kansas regiment to be discharged after the war ended.
language: English
title: Keep the Flag to the Front: The Story of the Eighth Kansas Volunteer Infantry
publisher: Leathers Publishing