Overview

"Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such bloody conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. At the storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, seven cannoneers were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the face of the enemy. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the ""Boys of Hope"" but also depicts camp life, emerging cannon technology, and the social events of the Civil War."

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Author:   Robert Grandchamp ,  Glenn Laxton
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780786444731

ISBN 10:   0786444738
Pages:   313
Publication Date:   20 August 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Maps      viii Acknowledgments      Foreword by Glenn Laxton      Introduction      1. Traditions      2. Organization and Equipment      3. Recruiting      4. Duty on the Potomac      5. The Peninsula      6. “A Savage Continual Thunder”      7. First Fredericksburg      8. The Death Warrant      9. Gettysburg      10. Winter at Brandy      11. Overland to Richmond      12. Into the Valley      13. Bloody Autumn      14. Consolidation      15. “The Forlorn Hope”      16. Taps      Appendix I: Roster of Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery      Appendix II: Roster of Attached Men      Appendix III: Casualties of Battery G, First Rhode Island Light Artillery            Appendix IV: Enlistments by Town      Appendix V: Occupations of Battery G Soldiers      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Good battery studies do not exactly abound in the Civil War literature, making Grandchamp's book all the more important, both as a font of information and an example for others to follow. <i>The Boys of Adams' Battery G</i> is a fine unit history. Highly recommended --<i>Civil War Books and Authors.</i>

“Good battery studies do not exactly abound in the Civil War literature, making Grandchamp’s book all the more important, both as a font of information and an example for others to follow. The Boys of Adams’ Battery G is a fine unit history. Highly recommended”—Civil War Books and Authors.

"""Good battery studies do not exactly abound in the Civil War literature, making Grandchamp's book all the more important, both as a font of information and an example for others to follow. The Boys of Adams' Battery G is a fine unit history. Highly recommended""--Civil War Books and Authors."

Good battery studies do not exactly abound in the Civil War literature, making Grandchamp's book all the more important, both as a font of information and an example for others to follow. The Boys of Adams' Battery G is a fine unit history. Highly recommended --Civil War Books and Authors.

Author Information

The author of 15 books on American military history, Robert Grandchamp lives in Jericho, Vermont, where he works as an analyst with the government.

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