Overview
From the first Union victories in the west at Forts Henry and Donelson to the savage battle of Shiloh and onward to the March to the Sea, the Seventh Illinois Infantry fought with distinction across the Confederacy. Ambrose's vivid eyewitness account traces the first Illinois volunteer regiment from its muster in 1861 to the final days of the war. An introduction and explanatory notes by Civil War historian Daniel E. Sutherland reveal the importance of this western unit's contributions. Originally stationed in Missouri and Kentucky, the unit helped to maintain Union control of border slave states that had not joined the Confederacy. During the middle years of the war, the Seventh protected rail lines and raided into Confederate-held areas of Tennessee and Alabama. Ambrose vividly depicts the ravages of war as the Seventh Illinois tracked and fought rebel raiders, partisans, and guerrillas. Illustrating the chilling relationship between violence and daily army life, Ambrose describes Northern soldiers who, initially reluctant to pillage and forage the South, grew hardened to brutality and unrepentantly destroyed towns and plantations. The Seventh's bloodiest battles took place at Shiloh and at Allatoona Pass, where the unit played a crucial role in Union victories. The infantry also fought throughout the prolonged campaigns around Corinth. It saw the sea at Savannah, witnessed the burning of Columbia, and marched through the heart of the Confederacy before ending the war in North Carolina. Throughout this highly textured account, Ambrose searingly portrays the confusion of battle and the fierce loyalty to fallen comrades as he details the heroism and sacrifice of his fellow soldiers.
Full Product Details
Author: D. Leib Ambrose ,
Daniel E. Sutherland (Professor of History, University of Arkansas, USA)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780875803098
ISBN 10: 0875803091
Pages: 283
Publication Date: 04 December 2002
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
One of the most important stories of the Civil War. - Stephen D. Engle, author of Struggle for the Heartland; A good and lively read. - Orville Vernon Burton, University of Illinois
Author Information
Daniel E. Sutherland is Professor of History at the University of Arkansas and author of several books on the Civil War, including Seasons of War and Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
