William Francis Bartlett
Subtitle: biography of a union general
By: Richard A. Sauers and Martin H. Sable.
Contributors: Sable, Martin Howard.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780786441464
Subjects: Bartlett, William Francis, -- 1840-1876; United States. -- Army -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography; Soldiers -- Massachusetts -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Frank Bartlett joined the Union army and was wounded three times (one injury resulted in the loss of a leg), but remained on active duty until he was captured in 1864. His political stance gained him fame after the war, but he struggled with stress until tuberculosis and other illnesses led to his death at age 36"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "He was not a close student": prelude to war; title: "Captain Bartlett is one of the noblest fellows": the Harvard regiment; title: "One of the most complete slaughter pens ever devised": the Battle of Ball's Bluff; title: "Our regiment met with the greatest loss": the road to Yorktown; title: "We are learning subordination without complaining": the 49th Massachusetts volunteer infantry; title: "Oh, how good Berkshire water would sell here": the Department of the Gulf; title: "We thought him too brave a man to be killed": Port Hudson; title: "I must do the best I can": into the wilderness with the 57th Massachusetts; title: "Danger of being hit any minute": the siege of Petersburg; title: "It was pandemonium let loose": the Crater; title: "A horrible dream which I can never forget": prisoner of war; title: "I think it would be hard to find two happier people": war's end; title: "United we are invincible": the postwar years; title: "No greater or purer hero": Frank Bartlett's legacy.