The 30th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6240-4 (ISBN)
At the outbreak of the Civil War, the men of the 30th North Carolina rushed to join the regiment, proclaiming, "we will whip the Yankees, or give them a right to a small part of our soil--say 2 feet by 6 feet." Once the Tar Heels experienced combat, their attitudes changed. One rifleman recorded: "We came to a Yankee field hospital … we moved piles of arms, feet, hands." By 1865, the unit's survivors reflected on their experiences, wondering "when and if I return home--will I be able to fit in?"
Drawing on letters, journals, memoirs and personnel records, this history follows the civilian-soldiers from their mustering-in to the war's final moments at Appomattox. The 30th North Carolina had the distinction of firing at Abraham Lincoln on July 12, 1864, as the president stood upon the ramparts of Ft. Stevens outside Washington, D.C., and firing the last regimental volley before the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
William Thomas Venner has researched and written widely about the American Civil War. His articles have appeared in Civil War Times Illustrated, Journal of Field Archaeology, and America’s Civil War. A retired teacher of history and archaeology in schools and at the college level, he lives in Huntersville, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The 30th North Carolina Infantry Is Formed
2. Lost Innocence at Gaines’ Mill
3. The Realities of War—Malvern Hill
4. Summer 1862—The Road to Sharpsburg
5. The Sunken Road at Sharpsburg
6. Winter 1862–1863: Rebuilding the Regiment
7. Chancellorsville—Fighting for Stonewall Jackson
8. The Road to Gettysburg
9. Gettysburg
10. Disaster at Kelly’s Ford
11. Winter 1863–1864
12. Slaughter at Spotsylvania
13. The Killing Continues—Harris Farm to Cold Harbor
14. Campaigning with the Army of the Valley District
15. September 1864—Disaster in the Shenandoah Valley
16. Cedar Creek: Jubal Early Is Flanked Again
17. Winter Near Petersburg, 1864–1865
18. The End at Appomattox
Appendix 1. 30th North Carolina Infantry Casualties
Appendix 2. 30th North Carolina Infantry Roster
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.04.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 44 photos, 26 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6240-1 / 1476662401 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6240-4 / 9781476662404 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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