Title: Blooding the regiment : an account of the 22d Wisconsin's long and difficult apprenticeship /
Authors: Groves, Richard H., 1923-
Publisher: Scarecrow Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: United States.; Wisconsin History Regimental histories.; United States History Regimental histories.
Abstract: "Blooding the Regiment is the meticulously researched narrative of a Union regiment hampered by infighting and politicking, which was captured in the early stages of its service in the western theater of the American Civil War. The troubled group purged itself of its dissenters and finally achieved unity of command near the end of the war at the battle of Resaca, where it crystallized into a steadfast, reliable fighting unit." "This narrative brings together diverse sources, including official military records, private letters of many of the regiment's soldiers, newspaper articles of the time, and existing historical research, to provide a picture of what life was actually like for the 22d Wisconsin at each stage of its long and difficult journey. Drawing on both his own extensive experience as an officer in the U.S. Army and his unique position as a descendent of one of the members of the 22d Wisconsin, Richard Groves sheds a uniquely intimate light on the events in this book."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: 1. Positive defiance -- 2. Called to arms -- 3. Camp Utley -- 4. Cincinnati -- 5. Contrabands -- 6. The abolition regiment -- 7. A bully regiment -- 8. To the front -- 9. Thompson's station -- 10. Forrest returns -- 11. Brentwood -- 12. Prisoners of war -- 13. Redemption and release -- 14. Back to duty -- 15. The petition -- 16. Watchful waiting -- 17. The trial -- 18. In limbo -- 19. The purge -- 20. Opportunity knocks again -- 21. Moving to contact -- 22. Redeemed by fire at Resaca -- 23. The yoke is lifted -- 24. Epilogue -- App. A. The booth case -- App. B. Wisconsin's governors -- App. C. Kentucky, Kentuckians, and "Kentucky generals" -- App. D. National policy and the 22d Wisconsin -- App. E. Copperheads -- as viewed by Wisconsin soldiers -- App. F. Exchanges of officer prisoners -- App. G. Where did the arrested officers go? -- App. H. Griffith and Burgess -- App. I. Analysis of a few of Resaca's imponderables -- App. J. How Owen Griffith was brevetted major -- App. K. Cast of characters.