audiobook 77th New York Volunteers: Sojering in the VI Corps by Robert Morrow in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Best regimental history of VI Corps 2nd Div 3rd BrigadeBy R. W. ToopMy mother's maternal grandfather fought in the 43rd NY; part of the same brigade as the 77th NY. Regimental histories range from non-existent (43rd) to memoirs of veterans (typically published around 1900 and therefore susceptible to fuzzy or aggrandized memory); to researched modern work.The old books are out of print; so what's available for sale are scanned. They lack graphics; the type is often garbled; and any index is worthless because of re-pagination.In contrast; this book is a modern work. It has an excellent selection of photographs drawings specific to the regiment. Notes and an accurate index appear at the back. Like me; the author is a retired engineer whose late interest in the Civil War began with curiosity about his ancestor. The result has been very useful in my own attempt to learn about my great-grandfather; since by 1864 the brigade of five (later six) regiments was as few as 800 men; so they knew each other.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A complete and meticulously researched historyBy Midwest Book Review77th New York Volunteers: "Sojering" In The VI Corps is a complete and meticulously researched history of one of the most respected units of the Union Army. Also known as the Bemis Heights Regiment; it was organized by Congressman James McKean from recruits principally drawn from Essex; Fulton; and Saratoga counties. Leaving for the battlefront on Thanksgiving Day; 1861; the 77th New York Volunteers were to see action in Antietam; Fredericksburg; Gettysburg; Spotsylvania; Fort Steadman; Appomattox; and more than 46 other civil war battlefields both major and minor; tactical and strategic. Author Robert Morrow deftly personalizes this history with firsthand accounts of representative members of what became an enduring military brotherhood of men who came together after war's end for fifty annual reunions. No dedicated Civil War Studies collection or supplemental reading list would be complete without the addition of Robert Morrow's 77th New York Volunteers: "Sojering" In The VI Corps.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An excellent history of an important unitBy Carl JohnsonI only wish this treatment were given to the other Civil War units that figure in my family history. Robert F. Morrow; Jr. has given a documented; factual; compelling account that relies heavily on the historical record and never resorts to the kind of guesswork that is so common in small history volumes. He covers the unit from its formation by a Congressman who willingly went to war (find one of those these days) through every major battle. If you have any connection to the 77th; this is a must-have; but if you want to read about an honorable and brave unit that was consistently out in front in some of the most terrible battles of the war; you'll find this interesting; too.