Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

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

Catalog Data

Author:
Ross, D. Reid 1922-  Search this
Subject:
Ross family  Search this
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America  Search this
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.
Topic:
Soldiers  Search this
Veterans  Search this
Brothers  Search this
Abolitionists  Search this
Slaves--Emancipation  Search this
History  Search this
Social aspects  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1040126