PDF Antisemitic Myths: A Historical and Contemporary Anthology by From Marvin Perry in History

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This is the story of one of the Civil War's most versatile regiments; of its significant role in the remarkable campaigns and battles in the Western Theater; and of the young men who formed its ten companies. Through their contemporary diaries and letters; many previously unpublished; we follow the wartime experiences of these northern Indiana volunteers. Their most overpowering encounter was the ferocious battle of Chickamauga. In those woodlands; the 87th Indiana established its bravery forever by standing steadfast with its brigade on three separate occasions; each time saving a significant part of the Union army. Missionary Ridge; the running battles through Georgia to Atlanta; Sherman's legendary March to the Sea; and the avenging Union army's rampage through South Carolina; all are recounted as the men of the 87th experienced them. This is a social as well as a military history. While we are told about the wider war as it affects the 87th; we also learn about northern Indiana society in the mid-19th century and get a feel for what it meant to go soldiering in the Civil War. There is an appreciation; too of how these rural Hoosiers had their remaining years marked by this supreme test of their lives; when their ""hearts where touched with fire.""