Overview

Not known to the historic pen, or platform orator,"" wrote a soldier in the 117th New York Volunteer Infantry, ""but the private led in the horror of the fight."" Drawing on firsthand accounts, this history of the regiment narrates the monotony and privation of camp life, the exhaustion of long marches and the terror of combat from the perspective of the regular soldier. The operations of the 115th are fully detailed, including actions in the 1863 Suffolk Campaign, the siege of Charleston, the captures of Petersburg and Richmond, and the conquest of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.

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Author:   James S. Pula
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781476689869

ISBN 10:   1476689865
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 April 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Introduction 1. The National Crisis: July–August 1862 2. The Defense of Washington: September 1862–April 1863 3. Operations on the Virginia Peninsula: April–July 1863 4. Into the ""Cradle of Secession"": July 1863–April 1864 5. The Bermuda Hundred Campaign: April–May 1864 6. Cold Harbor and Petersburg Heights: May–June 1864 7. The Siege of Petersburg: June–September 1864 8. Chaffin's Farm and the Darbytown Road: September–December 1864 9. First Fort Fisher: December 1864 10. Second Fort Fisher: January 1865 11. Through the Carolinas: January 1865–April 1865 12. Homeward Bound: April 1865–July 1865 Epilogue: ""Let Us Keep Alive the Memories"" Appendix A: Brevet Promotions Appendix B: Campaigns and Engagements Appendix C: Casualties in the 117th New York Appendix D: 117th New York Roster Chapter Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

James Pula has written one of the most enthralling, scrupulously-researched, and important Union regimental histories of the last two decades. He recreates the service of the 117th New York in sparkling detail, explaining that their service was at once typical and unusual, allowing the words of the soldiers to speak for themselves. This book is both good history and a crackling good story. --Christian B. Keller, professor of history, U.S. Army War College James Pula has skillfully woven the diaries and letters of the men from the 117th New York into a comprehensive narrative of the regiment which spearheaded the final assault on Fort Fisher, North Carolina. I thoroughly enjoyed it and believe this work fills a void in the history of the forgotten places in the war. --John Michael Priest, author of Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle and Stand to It and Give Them Hell Gettysburg as the Soldiers Experienced it From Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top, July 2, 1863

Author Information

James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been honored with the Mieczyslaw Haiman Award for sustained scholarly contributions to Polish American history and culture, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Council for Polish Culture, three Oskar Halecki Prizes for various books, and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

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