Overview

The 149th Pennsylvania saw its one day of glory on July 1, 1863, when this young and untried regiment staged a magnificent defense at McPherson's farm. Although this bright promise quickly faded into more typical regimental experience, the story of the regiment's service under the indomitable Joshua Chamberlain remains worth telling. Drawing on the service records of more than 800 soldiers as well as diaries, letters, and other primary souces, this book details the 149th's battles from brigade to company level, from the charges at Gettsyburg to the assault at Petersburg. Focus is on the development, mood and character of a regiment as it undergoes changes in leadership, loss of reliable veterans and the increased individual desire for survival as brutal battles take their toll on mind and body. More than 100 photographs enhance the text.

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Author:   Richard E. Matthews
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9780786432561

ISBN 10:   078643256
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   16 July 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Illustration Credits      Acknowledgments      List of Maps      Abbreviations Used in Chapter Notes      xiii Preface      Prologue      1. Recruiting the Companies      2. Assignment to Washington      3. Chancellorsville      4. Gettysburg      Between pages 76 and 77 are 16 plates containing 59 photographs 5. Northern Virginia      6. Richmond Campaign      Wilderness      Between pages 140 and 141 are 16 plates containing 58 photographs Spotsylvania      North Anna      7. Petersburg      8. Elmira      Epilogue      Appendix A: Civilian Occupations      Appendix B: Regimental Roster      Appendix C: Chronology—Regimental Officers      Appendix D: Army Command Assignments      Bibliography      Index     

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Matthews has done his job well, mining contemporary newspapers, letters, diaries, reports and muster rolls --Blue & Gray a first rate regimental history --Civil War one of the most thorough, most intelligently written regimentals you are likely to encounter --Military Images well done...rich details --The Civil War News solid research --Civil War Regiments uses an impressive number and range of original sources --The Journal of Southern History.

Matthews has done his job well, mining contemporary newspapers, letters, diaries, reports and muster rolls --Blue & Gray; a first rate regimental history --Civil War; one of the most thorough, most intelligently written regimentals you are likely to encounter --Military Images; well done...rich details --The Civil War News; solid research --Civil War Regiments; uses an impressive number and range of original sources --The Journal of Southern History.

Author Information

A retired high school principal, Richard E. Matthews of Slatington, Pennsylvania, has written numerous magazine articles on the Civil War.

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