Brave men in desperate times
Subtitle: the lives of Civil War soldiers
By: John McKay
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: TwoDot
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Soldiers -- Confederate States of America; United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America -- Armed Forces; United States -- Armed Forces -- Military life -- History -- 19th century; Confederate States of America -- Armed Forces -- Military life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-266) and index
Table of contents: title: Queen of battle : the infantry; title: Pvt. James K. Newton, Co. F, 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry; title: Pvt. James R. Barrow, Co. B, Cobb's Legion Infantry; title: Thunder on the battlefield : the artillery; title: Capt. Francis DeGress, 1st Illinois Light Artillery, Battery H; title: Capt. Thomas J. Key, Arkansas Battery, Hotchkiss's Battalion; title: Chivalry and sabers : the cavalry; title: Sgt. James Larson, Co. H, 4th U.S. Cavalry; title: Pvt. Benjamin Wortham, Co. H, 12th Georgia Cavalry Regiment; title: Wood and iron : the navies; title: Seaman William Burke, USS Cairo; title: Seaman James A. Wicks, CSS H.L. Hunley; title: Sutures and saws : battlefield medical care; title: Dr. Thomas Smith Waring, surgeon, 17th South Carolina Volunteers; title: Hell on earth : prisoners of war; title: Pvt. William J. Crouse, Co. G, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves; title: Weekend warriors : the militia; title: Capt. William Jasper Worley, Co. D, "Blue Ridge Rangers", 1st Regiment, Georgia State Line; title: Pirates and privateers : blockade runners; title: Tom Taylor (civilian); title: The everlasting fire : American indians; title: Col. Daniel N. McIntosh, 1st Creek Mounted Volunteers (1st Creek Cavalry Regiment, CSA); title: "I goes to fight mit Sigel" : immigrant soldiers; title: Cpl. Anton Steffens, Co. C, 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment; title: We are men, aren't we? : Black soldiers; title: Pvt. Scott Green, 1st United States Colored Troops (USCT)