August Willich's gallant Dutchmen
Subtitle: Civil War letters from the 32nd Indiana Infantry
By: translated and edited by Joseph R. Reinhart.
Contributors: Reinhart, Joseph R.
Series: Civil War in the North
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780873388627
Subjects: Willich, August.; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865); German American soldiers -- Indiana -- Correspondence.; German Americans -- Indiana -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, German American.
Genres: Correspondence.; Personal narratives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Gather around the flag of freedom"; title: "They received a regular thrashing from the Germans"; title: "Now they push the Germans out of their place of honor"; title: "Today decides the fate of America"; title: "We 'Dutchmen' will win or perish"; title: "It is unpleasant for the men"; title: "The losses of the regiment"; title: "The Rebels poured death and destruction into our ranks"; title: "My center had to suffer a great deal"; title: "Set back but not conquered"; title: "Here it was about victory or death"; title: "We mourn a bitter and irreplaceable loss".