Lincoln's veteran volunteers win the war : the Hudson Valley's Ross brothers and the Union's fight for emancipation / D. Reid Ross ; foreword by Duane A. Smith
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Physical description:
xx, 450 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
History
Place:
New York (State)
Washington County
United States
Washington County (N.Y.)
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
Date:
2008
C2008
Civil War, 1861-1865
Contents:
Why, how, and when they fought -- Stones River -- Chancellorsville -- After Chancellorsville -- Gettysburg -- Chickamauga -- Missionary Ridge -- After Missionary Ridge -- Battle of the wilderness -- The Battle of Kolb's farm -- From prisoner to guard -- Capture of Atlanta -- March to the sea and beyond -- Victory and the grand review -- Epilogue: A legacy of sacrifice
Summary:
Tells of the Ross' family brothers who fought as Union soldiers in the Civil War and experienced excitement of campaigns, boredom of camp life, horrors of battle, and the sorrow of losing friends through war.