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25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War : History and Roster of a Mountain-Bred Regiment by Not Available (2014, Trade Paperback)

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ISBN-10: 0786495553. Language: English.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786495553

ISBN-139780786495559

eBay Product ID (ePID)203441736

Product Key Features

Number of Pages324 Pages

Publication Name25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War : History and Roster of a Mountain-Bred Regiment

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

SubjectGenealogy & Heraldry, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, Military

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaRéférence, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorNot Available

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

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LCCN2008-055746

TitleLeadingThe

Reviewsa well-written, beautifully illustrated history of one of the lesser-known North Carolina units"" - Civil War News, "a well-written, beautifully illustrated history of one of the lesser-known North Carolina units"-- Civil War News "compelling insight"-- NC Historical Review "well-researched, marked by solid writing...a commendable history...recommended"-- Blue & Gray Magazine "this volume should be deemed the consummate source of information regarding the 25th NC Regiment"-- Willie Parker Peace History Book Award "In my personal opinion, Jones is now the world's leading expert on the 25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment...extremely well written and researched. As regimental histories go, and I've read many of them, this is as good as it gets"--Terrell Garren, renowned western North Carolina Civil War historian and the author of The Secret of War and Mountain Myth ., "a well-written, beautifully illustrated history of one of the lesser-known North Carolina units"- Civil War News ; "compelling insight"- NC Historical Review ; "well-researched, marked by solid writing...a commendable history...recommended"- Blue & Gray Magazine ; "this volume should be deemed the consummate source of information regarding the 25th NC Regiment"- Willie Parker Peace History Book Award ; "In my personal opinion, Jones is now the world's leading expert on the 25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment...extremely well written and researched. As regimental histories go, and I've read many of them, this is as good as it gets"-Terrell Garren, renowned western North Carolina Civil War historian and the author of The Secret of War and Mountain Myth ., "a well-written, beautifully illustrated history of one of the lesser-known North Carolina units"-- Civil War News ; "compelling insight"-- NC Historical Review ; "well-researched, marked by solid writing...a commendable history...recommended"-- Blue & Gray Magazine ; "this volume should be deemed the consummate source of information regarding the 25th NC Regiment"-- Willie Parker Peace History Book Award ; "In my personal opinion, Jones is now the world's leading expert on the 25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment...extremely well written and researched. As regimental histories go, and I've read many of them, this is as good as it gets"--Terrell Garren, renowned western North Carolina Civil War historian and the author of The Secret of War and Mountain Myth .

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal973.7/456

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. FLAMES OF SECESSION 2. FARMERS JOIN THE REBELLION 3. THE FABRIC OF THE 25TH REGIMENT N.C. The Companies of the 25th Regiment N.C. 4. CAROLINA COASTAL DEFENSE Defensive Duty Near Port Royal Sound Too Late to New Bern 5. SEVEN DAYS BATTLES AROUND RICHMOND Engagement at King's School House Battle of Malvern Hill 6. MARYLAND CAMPAIGN Moving North Capture of Harpers Ferry Battle of Antietam 7. HEIGHTS OF FREDERICKSBURG 8. BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA Eastern Carolina Coastal Defense. Chancellorsville Trouble in the Mountains Capture of Plymouth 9. RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG FRONT Battle of Drewry's Bluff Beauregard's Stopgap Defense of Petersburg 10. SIEGE OF PETERSBURG Battle of the Crater Life in the Trenches Battle of the Weldon Railroad Long Winter of 1864-1865 11. WAR ON THE HOME FRONT Conscription Draft Evaders, Deserters and Tories Bushwhackers All 12. A JOURNEY ENDED Fort Stedman Battle of Five Forks Sacred Colors 13. CONCLUSION 14. CASUALTIES OF WAR Casualty Estimates: Carolina Coastal Defense Casualty Estimates: The Seven Days Battles Casualty Estimates: Maryland Campaign Casualty Estimates: Battle of Fredericksburg Casualty Estimates: Eastern North Carolina Defense Casualty Estimates: Richmond and Petersburg Defense Summary of Casualties Desertion in the Ranks 15. THE COLONEL AND HIS LIEUTENANT Henry Middleton Rutledge: "The Boy Colonel" William Harrison Hargrove: "A Useful Citizen" ROSTER OF TROOPS Appendix A: Command Structure Appendix B: Parolees at Appomattox Appendix C: Deployment of 25th N.C. Troops During the Civil War Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisThis historical account covers the 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Troops during the Civil War. Farmers and farmers' sons left their mountain homesteads to enlist with the regiment at Asheville in July and August 1861 and to defend their homeland from a Yankee invasion. The book chronicles the unit's defensive activities in the Carolina coastal regions and the battlefield actions at Seven Days, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Plymouth, Richmond and Petersburg. In addition, casualty and desertion statistics are included, along with a complete regimental roster and 118 photos, illustrations, and maps., A history of the 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry Troops during the Civil War. The book chronicles the unit's defensive activities in the Carolina coastal regions and the battlefield actions at Seven Days, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Plymouth, Richmond and Petersburg. In addition, casualty and desertion statistics are included, along with a complete regimental roster.