Glory was not their companion : the Twenty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

Glory was not their companion : the Twenty-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War / Paul Taylor.

Author/creator	Taylor, Paul, 1959-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2005.
Description	vii, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 26th (1861-1863) New York (State)--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Regimental histories. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Regimental histories. New York (State)--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Registers. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Registers.

Contents	From the pastoral fields of Oneida County -- A long, hot Washington summer -- On to Fort Lyon -- Marching orders! -- A first taste of death -- Maryland, my Maryland -- The Fredericksburg campaign -- Into the mud : January 1863 -- A less-than-glorious finale : Chancellorsville and home -- 1863-1865 and the postwar years.
Abstract	"This work covers the regiment's entire two-year term of enlistment from May 1861 to May 1863. It draws upon numerous unpublished letters and diaries from the collections of individuals, private libraries and public institutions, as well as contemporary newspapers and obscure government documents"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-220) and index.
LCCN	2004030137
ISBN	0786419954 (illustrated case bdg. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E523.5 26TH .T395 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold