The original Iron Brigade
By: Thomas Reed
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Madison [NJ]; Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781611470222; 9781611470239
Subjects: Campaigns; United States; United States. Army. Iron Brigade (1861-1863); Regimental histories; History
Description: "In The original Iron Brigade, author Thomas Reed discusses the history of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, which was composed of three New York two-year regiments, the 22nd, 24th, and 30th New York Infantry; the 14th Brooklyn Militia (4th New York Infantry); and the 2nd United States Sharpshooters. The brigade's story begins with the 14th Brooklyn's role during the First Battle of Manassas in 1861 and ends with the disbanding of the brigade in June 1863. Based on original unpublished diaries and letters of the men of the brigade, this book describes how the original Iron Brigade earned its name by its hard marching during the spring of 1862"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The regiments & forming the brigade; title: Upton's Hill; title: With McDowell's Corps; title: Second Manassas; title: South Mountain & Antietam; title: Fredericksburg & the mud march; title: Chancellorsville, demobilization, and postwar.