At its peak; the Forty-ninth Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment numbered 500 men. Many were under the age of 25. The regiment's ten companies were mustered from Tennessee's Benton; Cheatham; Dickson; Montgomery; and Robertson Counties; with Montgomery County men making up more than half the ranks. During the war; over 75% of the regiment were incarcerated as prisoners of war at least once. More than 50% were imprisoned twice. Diseases such as measles; smallpox; dysentery; gangrene; and sepsis claimed more lives than combat. Battlefield wounds were often devastating; and medicine was primitive at best. Regardless of age or rank; none returned home unscathed...This is their story.
#4100166 in Books Sheridan House 2001-10-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .88 x 6.19 x 9.28l; 1.02 #File Name: 1574091387208 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting recreation of the 1916 voyageBy Brad SmithThis German explorer and his team tell of their attempts to recreate the voyage and subsequent shipwreck of the WW1-era Shackleton expedition to the South Pole. Mostly; they tried to relive what it was like to survive in a tiny boat in the Antarctic; then trek over the rugged South Georgia Island. Though this is a translation; it reads very well; if a bit heavy with sailing terminology. They don't do the voyage exactly as the real one went off; but this is an interesting account of a modern polar expedition.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I'll never understand why . . .By Danton M.people feel the urge to risk their lives in endeavors like this one! I had to wonder about the incredible amount of money that must go to re-enact such a dangerous voyage; too. But the story makes fascinating reading. A first-person account of sailing some of the most treacherous seas in the world really brings out the dangers faced--involuntarily--by Ernest Shackleton and his men.One change I wish for the book: a detailed map comparing Fuchs' journey with Shackleton's. Fuchs mentions several options Shackleton might have taken; but without a map; I can't see them for myself. Otherwise; this is a very readable (though I did have trouble with nautical terms; not being a sailor myself) and interesting addition to the literature of polar adventure.
