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The Iron Brigade – an all-Western outfit branded ad The Iron Brigade of the West – served out their enlistments entirely in the Eastern Theatre. Hardy men were these soldiers from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, who waged war beneath their unique black Hardee Hats on many fields, from Brawner's Farm during the Second Bull Run Campaign all the way to Gettysburg, where the Iron Brigade was all but wrecked. Lance Herdegen's Those Damned Black Hats! Is the first book-length account of their remarkable experiences in Pennsylvania during that fateful summer of 1863. 16 b/w photos

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...much more than a battle study...a first class account of one of the most famous fighting brigades of our American Civil War. --Lone Star Book Review ... brings to life the story of the men who sacrificed so much... Herdegen is able to weave all of the letters and personal accounts into a seamless that is hard to put down. ...a great tribute to the men who served in one of the most famous units in the Civil War. --Collected Miscellany

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Award-winning journalist Lance J. Herdegen is the former director of the Institute of Civil War Studies at Carroll University. He previously worked as a reporter and editor for the United Press International (UPI) news service covering national politics and civil rights. He presently is historical consultant for the Civil War Museum of the Upper Middle West.

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