The author's first book; The 50th Pennsylvania's Civil War Odyssey; addressed the wartime journey of a regiment that fought in six Southern states. In this; his second Civil War tale; you follow the hardships faced by a regiment that fought in only two. It fought in McClellan's Virginia Peninsula Campaign and then; in its second major fight at Plymouth; NC in April 1864; the entire Union garrison was captured by General Hoke's Confederate forces. This book also focuses on a lucky lieutenant from Bedford; Pennsylvania; who escaped from rebel captivity with two companions and; with help from field slaves and Unionists in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee; walked 250 miles in 42 days to Union lines. His regiment; the 101st Pennsylvania; was not so fortunate. Captured in April of 1864 in its entirety at Plymouth; NC; nearly half of its enlisted men perished in Confederate POW camps.
#913803 in Books Johns Hopkins University Press 2012-04-18Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.19 x 7.00l; 1.85 #File Name: 1421403862464 pages
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Thomas Earle HerronGreat resource !4 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Torture them; burn them!By othoniaboysThis consists of translations of documents relating to the Inquisition in Mexico. It deals with all possible aspects of the subject. It presents a vivid and authentic picture of one major aspect of life in colonial Mexico. These are among the darker pages of human history.
