Download or read book The Sumter Flying Artillery written by James Speicher and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-12 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The heroism of the men in the Eleventh Battalion Georgia Light Artillery is a story that needs to be told." -Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States "Unique photographs and thorough individual war service record briefs make this book valuable as a research tool for personal, school, and public libraries alike." -Ben C. Sewell III, executive director, Sons of Confederate Veterans Beginning with Georgia's decision to secede from the union, author James L. Speicher chronicles the history of the little-known battalion that bravely fought for the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. With more than eight hundred members serving at various points during the Civil War, most men in the unit, many of whom died on the battlefield, were from Sumter County, Georgia. Speicher details the horrific conditions they faced during their clashes, including the battle at Dranesville, which resulted in the most bloodshed experienced by the unit. Diary entries and personal letters, provided by descendants of the soldiers, illustrate daily life during the war. Rather than analyze the underlying causes of the war, the author focuses on the men who endured it, the men of the Sumter Flying Artillery. Speicher's scope includes Allen Sherrod Cutts, the battery's first commander and most prominent member. This remarkable man received personal congratulations from Gen. Robert E. Lee for leading his battalion to safety during the deadly battle of South Mountain in 1862. Highlights include pictures of the men before they left for battle, portraits of the Confederates in uniform, and images of the unit's flag. Appendixes provide a full roster listing each member's name, rank, and enlistment date, along with a section detailing the organization of the unit and the specific cannon used by the Sumter Battalion. With maps illustrating the position of the battery during specific battles, such as Gettysburg, and information on each officer, this book is an asset to genealogists and students of the Civil War. ABOUT THE AUTHOR James L. Speicher served in the U.S. Army for thirty years. He is a life member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Missouri's Civil War Heritage Foundation, among other organizations. After earning his B.A. in history from the Citadel, he obtained an A.A.S. in law enforcement from Oakland Community College and advanced degrees from Wayne State University and Webster University. Speicher resides in Shawnee, Kansas, with his wife.
Download or read book Georgia in the War 1861 1865 written by Charles Edgeworth Jones and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgia in the War, 1861-1865 by Charles Jones Edgeworth, first published in 1909, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book The Damnedest Set of Fellows written by Zack C. Waters and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Damnedest Set of Fellows tells the story of one of the finest artillery batteries in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Fighting in almost every major battle in the war's Western Theater, their first baptism of fire occurred at Tazewell, in East Tennessee. Later, they battled at Champion Hill in the Vicksburg Campaign, at Missionary Ridge and Tunnel Hill near Chattanooga, and throughout the Atlanta Campaign, at Missionary Ridge and Tunnel Hill near Chattanooga, and throughout the Atlanta Campaign. Later, they fought upon the snowy fields of Nashville, and finally at Salisbury, North Carolina, where they manned their guns despite having no infantry support. Known for their passionate individualism, disdain for army regulations, and their fighting spirit, their battalion commander later wrote: "Every man ... thinks himself as good as a brigadier general...and don't mind telling you if the occasion offers." Once, following the Vicksburg campaign, they even defied a direct order from Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The crucible of war molded the men of the Cherokee Artillery into a true brotherhood. Their annual post-war reunions further strengthened that bond. As a Rebel veteran observed: "It is said with truth that war will bring out the [true] character of a man quicker than anything else. We were fortunate in finding so many good, true men as we had with us ... and feel bound to them as with ties of blood." The Damnedest Set of Fellows tells the tragic, heroic story of that true "band of brothers." -- Dust jacket.
Download or read book Report of the Adjutant general of the State of Georgia from written by Georgia. Military Department and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Chatham Artillery One Hundred and Seventy fifth Anniversary Celebration Friday and Saturday May 5 and 6 1961 Savannah Georgia written by Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Artillery. Chatham Artillery and published by . This book was released on 1961* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Georgia 14th Artillery Battalion written by John C Rigdon and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Georgia 14th Artillery Battalion was organized during the fall of 1862 with six companies. The unit was assigned to the Army of Tennessee but served detached much of the time as it was an administrative organization rather than a field command. The different companies served in Tennessee and in North Mississippi, and most were active in the Atlanta Campaign. It is not known how many members surrendered in North Carolina, but Batteries A and E no longer had cannons and were serving as infantry.
Download or read book Capt Croft s Flying Artillery Battery Columbus Georgia written by William Forbes and published by Morningside Bookshop. This book was released on 1993 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Croft's Battery was raised largely in Russel County, Alabama and Muscogee County, Georgia. Places in which they served included Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi.
Download or read book Preliminary Guide to Georgia Artillery Units written by and published by . This book was released on 196? with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Show Thyself a Man written by Mixon, Gregory and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Show Thyself a Man, Gregory Mixon explores the ways African Americans in postbellum Georgia used the militia as a vehicle to secure full citizenship, respect, and a more stable place in society. As citizen-soldiers, black men were empowered to get involved in politics, secure their own financial independence, and publicly commemorate black freedom with celebrations such as Emancipation Day. White Georgians, however, used the militia as a different symbol of freedom--to ensure the postwar white right to rule. This book is a forty-year history of black militia service in Georgia and the determined disbandment process that whites undertook to destroy it, connecting this chapter of the post-emancipation South to the larger history of militia participation by African-descendant people through the Western hemisphere and Latin America.
Download or read book Muster Roll of First Regiment Georgia Volunteers 1861 written by Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1862) and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Georgia 12th Artillery Battalion written by John C Rigdon and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Georgia 12th Artillery Battalion was organized at Augusta, Georgia, in May, 1862, with men from Ramsey's 1st Georgia Volunteers Regiment. It contained five companies and was called the Savannah Siege Train Heavy Artillery Battalion. Its members were recruited at Newnan, Augusta, Sandersville, and in the Atlanta area. In June it was assigned to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and was active at Fort McAllister, Fort Sumter, and Battery Wagner. Then in May, 1864, the battalion was transferred to General C.A. Evans' Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Serving as infantry it fought at Cold Harbor, was with Early in the Shenandoah Valley, and took part in the Appomattox operations. The unit surrendered with 6 officers and 125 men. Company A - Newnan Artillery or Newnan Guards (Coweta County, Georgia)Company B - Oglethorpe Infantry (Augusta, Georgia), later transferred to the 63rd GeorgiaCompany C - Clarke Light Infantry (Augusta, Georgia)Company D - Washington Rifles (Sandersonville, Georgia and Washington County)Company E - DeKalb Riflemen (Stone Mtn. & Dekalb County, Georgia)In December 1862, the Battalion was reorganized as infantry as follows: Company A - Capt. George M. Hanvey's (later Capt. James W. Anderson's ) Company - Newnan Artillery or Newnan Guards (Coweta County, Georgia)Company B - Capt. John W. Rudisell's Company - Rudisell's Artillery (Washington County), formed by the split of old Company DCompany C - Capt. George W. Johson's Company - Dekalb Rifleman (Stone Mtn & DeKalb County, Georgia)Company D - Capt. Samuel H. Crump's (later Taliferro's) Company (Richmond County, GeorgiaCompany E - Capt. John J. Newsome's Company, (Washington County) formed by the split of old Company DCompany F - Capt. George M. Hood's Company (Richmond County, Georgia
Download or read book Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Georgia 38th Infantry Regiment written by John C. Rigdon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GA 38th Infantry Regiment was a part of the Lawton - Gordon - Evans brigade made up of the 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th, 60th, & 61st Georgia Regiments and the 12th Georgia Light Artillery Battalion. It fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, then moved with Early to the Shenandoah Valley and was active around Appomattox. The unit lost 54 killed and 118 wounded at Gaines' Mill and sixty-two percent of the 123 engaged at Sharpsburg. In the fight at Fredericksburg there were 10 killed and 91 wounded, and of the 341 at Gettysburg, more than thirty-five percent were disabled. It surrendered with 112, of which 73 were armed.
Download or read book Sherman Invades Georgia written by John R Scales and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A longtime Special Forces officer with a Ph.D. in systems engineering presents a new perspective on one of the legendary campaigns of the Civil War, General William T. Sherman's invasion of Georgia. Unlike most Civil War books that either treat individual battles and campaigns in a historical sense and give short shrift to planning, or study campaign planning with snippets from various campaigns to document specific features, General John Scales's book takes advantage of modern planning techniques to fully examine what went into the Georgia campaign. He has limited the information in his book to that possessed by General Sherman at the time, as documented in his correspondence during the campaign and not in his after-the-fact reports and autobiography. Laid out in chapters that follow the format of an "estimate of the situation," this book doesn't simply recount the facts or attempt to provide a definitive history —other books do that —rather it offers a narrative of the campaign that illustrates a logical decision-making process as formulated in modern times. Published in cooperation with the Associations of the United States Army, the book serves two audiences: military professionals can use it for training purposes and Civil War buffs and interested laymen can gain a sense of the uncertainty that real commanders face by not having all the records of both sides at hand.
Download or read book The Mountain Campaigns in Georgia written by Joseph M. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marching Through Georgia written by Fenwick Y. Hedley and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic autobiography tells of a soldier's life in Sherman's Army as he launched the Atlanta Campaign and then marched east towards the Sea. It includes rich illustrations and over 500 pages of reminiscences.
Download or read book Hell s Broke Loose in Georgia written by Scott Walker and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darling, I never wanted to gow home as bad in my life as I doo now and if they don’t give mee a furlow I am going any how. Written in December 1862 by Private Wright Vinson in Tennessee to his wife, Christiana, in Georgia, these lines go to the heart of why Scott Walker wrote this history of the Fifty-seventh Georgia Infantry, a unit of the famed Mercer’s Brigade. All but a few members of the Fifty-seventh lived within a close radius of eighty miles from each other. More than just an account of their military engagements, this is a collective biography of a close-knit group. Relatives and neighbors served and died side by side in the Fifty-seventh, and Walker excels at showing how family ties, friendships, and other intimate dynamics played out in wartime settings. Humane but not sentimental, the history abounds in episodes of real feeling: a starving soldier’s theft of a pie; another’s open confession, in a letter to his wife, that he may desert; a slave’s travails as a camp orderly. Drawing on memoirs and a trove of unpublished letters and diaries, Walker follows the soldiers of the Fifty-seventh as they push far into Unionist Kentucky, starve at the siege of Vicksburg, guard Union prisoners at the Andersonville stockade, defend Atlanta from Sherman, and more. Hardened fighters who would wish hell on an incompetent superior but break down at the sight of a dying Yankee, these are real people, as rarely seen in other Civil War histories.
Download or read book Organizational Summary of the Artillery and Cavalry Units from Georgia During the Civil War written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
