The Civil War memoirs of William Royal Oake, 26th Iowa Volunteers
By: edited by Stacy Dale Allen.
Contributors: Allen, Stacy D.
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Helena, Mont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781560373223
Subjects: Oake, William Royal, 1844-1914; United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 26th (1862-1865); Soldiers -- Iowa -- Biography; Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Genres: Biography.; Personal narratives.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Enlistment in camp; title: Battle of Arkansas Post; title: We leave Arkansas Post and return to Milliken's Bend for winter quarters; title: Expedition on Deer Creek and capture by the enemy; title: Headed for Vicksburg and Libby Prison; title: Libby Prison, paroled, and again in our own lines; title: At home, and return to the front; title: The Battle above the Clouds, at Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge; title: Taking a rest in winter quarters at Woodville, Alabama; title: Camp life at Vienna; title: We leave Vienna and start for the front; title: Following Hood and Battle of Dallas; title: Burying the dead and a brief rest; title: A warm place on the skirmish line and the wounding of an esteemed comrade; title: Incident of picket duty, retreat of the enemy and a grand electrical storm; title: Arrested for running the picket lines; title: Battle of Atlanta; title: Move to the right and Battle of Ezras [Ezra] Church; title: Death of a fine officer, a scared comrade, and a warm place on skirmish line; title: In pursuit of Hood's army; title: Still in pursuit of Hood and abundance of forage; title: Colors point to the South and trip to Savannah; title: Christmas at Savannah and trip along the coast to Beaufort; title: Fight with Hampton's Cavalry, and burning of Columbia; title: High priced dinner and a warm place at Bentonville.