Download or read book Three Years in the Sixth Corps written by George Thomas Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sixth Corps written by George Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of a famous Union Army corps by one its members The Sixth Corps, army of the Potomac was formed in 1862 under the command of Major General William B. Franklin. Stevens, the author of this book was a serving soldier in the corps and ably complements this essential history of a Union Army fighting corps with his own personal eye-witness accounts of life on campaign and on the battlefield. This is a comprehensive account of the American Civil war from the perspective of one army corps of the Union Army. Its contents are a veritable roll of battle honours including among many-Manassas, Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Brandy Station, Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Cedar Creek and the Appomattox campaign. An essential volume for every student of the conflict between the States.
Download or read book Following the Greek Cross written by Thomas Worcester Hyde and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of Thomas W. Hyde, a native of Maine, who rose rapidly through the Union ranks and eventually received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Antietam. It tells the story of an illustrious army unit and offers rare glimpses into the Northern perspective on the war and its significance in U.S. history. He served on the staffs of several prominent Union officers, including John Sedgwick and Horatio G. Wright, major generals who between them commanded the Sixth Corps in several important campaigns in the Virginia theater. Hyde's unit was also among those who followed General Lee's army into Pennsylvania and fought at Gettysburg. In his correspondence, Hyde writes engagingly about the war, his fellow soldiers, strategy and tactics, and daily life in the Union forces. He elaborates on their motivation for fighting, the strength of their camaraderie, and their unflagging determination to preserve the Union.
Download or read book The Union Sixth Army Corps in the Chancellorsville Campaign written by Philip W. Parsons and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winter of 1862-1863 found the Union Army of the Potomac in sad shape, after bloody battles, multiple defeats, lack of adequate provisions and high desertion rates. When Major General Joseph Hooker took command, he set about revamping conditions. Instructed by President Lincoln to make the destruction of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia the Union's top priority, Hooker mounted the Chancellorsville Campaign. Lee's aggressive battlefield manner coupled with Hooker's failure to initiate an assault led to a sound defeat by Confederate forces and left Hooker--who ultimately had only himself and his lack of initiative to blame--looking for a scapegoat. Among those Hooker attempted to hold responsible was the courageous Sixth Army Corps, Major General John Sedgwick commanding, the unit responsible for the sole Union victory of the entire campaign. This history of the battlefield engagements of the Sixth Army Corps on May 3 and 4, 1863, is compiled from contemporary accounts and a variety of postwar histories.
Download or read book Three Years in the Sixth Corps A concise narrative of events in the Army of the Potomac from 1861 to the close of the Rebellion April 1865 With illustrations written by George Thomas STEVENS and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Union Sixth Corps in the Shenandoah Valley June October 1864 written by Jack H. Lepa and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-11-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the summer and fall of 1864, Virginia's Shenandoah Valley was one of the most contested regions of the South. Federal armies invaded the Valley three times--twice they were repulsed. This book describes the third campaign, the supreme achievement of the Army of the Potomac's Sixth Corps. One of the most respected units in the Federal Army, the Sixth Corps formed the nucleus of the Federal force that spent several months competing for control of the Valley with a desperate Confederate army, resulting in some of the toughest fighting of the war. Following victories at Winchester and Fisher's Hill the Sixth Corps campaign culminated with a remarkable stand that stopped the attacking enemy and turned what began as a disastrous defeat into a spectacular victory at Cedar Creek.
Download or read book The Long Road to Gettysburg written by Jim Murphy and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
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Download or read book Three Years in the Sixth Corps a Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion April 1865 written by George Thomas Stevens and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 By George Thomas Stevens Organization of the Seventy-seventh N. Y. V.-Departure from Saratoga-Greetings by the way-New emotions-The noble dead-On board the Knickerbocker-At New York-Presentation of flags-Beauties of monopoly-Hospitality of Philadelphia-Incidents on the route-Arrival at Washington-In camp. Our regiment was organized at Saratoga Springs, the historic scene of the battle of Bemis Heights and the surrender of Burgoyne-hence its name, "The Bemis Heights Battalion." Hon. Jas. B. McKean, then member of congress, a gentleman of well known patriotism, was made our Colonel. We left our rendezvous on the 26th of November, 1861, Thanksgiving day, having been mustered into the United States service three days before. As the long train of cars bore us from the station at Saratoga Springs, the thousands who had gathered to witness our departure united in cheer after cheer until all the groves and vales of that charming resort rang with the echoes of the tumultuous shouting. The thousand brave fellows, who were about to try the stern realities of war, were by no means backward in replying to these hearty expressions of good wishes. Long after we had lost sight of the lovely village, the shouts of the multitude could be heard and the hills rang again with the responding cheers of those in the cars. At each station, as we passed, crowds of people pressed to greet us, and loud and long were the cheers that bade us "God speed." We were now fairly off for the war. We who had followed the various peaceful avocations of life, in the professions or in the workshops, in trade or in husbandry, had now turned away from the office, the desk, the shop and the plough, to join the Grand Army upon which the hopes of the nation were staked, and which we confidently believed was soon to sweep the rebellion to destruction. Emotions hitherto unknown to us filled our hearts. We were soldiers, wearing for the first time the army blue, and perhaps soon to be called out to meet in deadly strife an enemy whose prestige for valor was already too well established. Were we to return to the friends from whom we had just parted, bearing the chaplet of victory, or were we to find a last resting place on some field of the south, never again to meet with wife or sister, father or mother? Four years have passed and those doubts have been solved. Many of those brave men have gone to their long rest. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book The Fifth Army Corps Army of the Potomac written by William Henry Powell and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Three Years in the Sixth Corps written by George T. Stevens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Three Years in the Sixth Corps: A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, From 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April 1865 The following pages are offered to my old comrades of the Sixth Corps, with the hope that they may pleasantly recall the many varied experiences of that unparalleled body of men. If much has been omitted which should have been written, or if anything has been said which should have been left out, I rely upon the generosity of brave men to treat with leniency the failings they may detect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the Second Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac written by Francis Amasa Walker and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Three Years in the Sixth Corps written by George Thomas Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Three Years in the Sixth Corps Abridged Annotated written by George T. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While the excitement of battle lasts, and we hear the roar of artillery, and the shock of contending armies, the terrible reality of the occasion hardly presents itself to our minds, and it is only when we survey the bloody field, strewed with the mangled, lifeless remains of friend and foe, or walk through the hospitals, where the unfortunate victims of battle withe in the agony of their wounds, that we realize the terrible nature of a great battle."George Stevens served for three years as a regimental surgeon with General John Sedgwick's VI Corps. Like most of the VI Corps men, Stevens had great regard and affection for "Uncle John" and was devastated by his death at Spotslyvania.Written immediately after the war, Stevens' history of the corps is the most detailed account of Sedgwick's command and is full of excitement, pathos, horror, and humor.Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.
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Download or read book The Story of the First Massachusetts Light Battery Attached to the Sixth Army Corps written by Andrew J. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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