On Many a Bloody Field - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On Many a Bloody Field write by Alan D. Gaff. This book was released on 1999-02-22. On Many a Bloody Field available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On Many a Bloody Field follows one of the Civil War's most famous combat organizations - Company B, 19th Indiana Volunteers of the Iron Brigade, in a vivid account of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Alan D. Gaff follows the men from recruitment through mustering out, from the tedium of camp to the excitement of battle. Marches and battles are described in detail, but Gaff also devotes close attention to how the war affected individuals, both physically and emotionally. Formed into a brigade with the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin, these Indiana soldiers fought their first real battle at Brawner Farm. Over four difficult years they fought on many a bloody field: Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fitzhugh Crossing, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. With meticulous care, Alan Gaff recounts the experience of war from the soldier's perspective, often in the words of the men themselves. This intimate portrait of men at war is an important contribution to the literature of the Civil War.
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury write by Edith Pargeter. This book was released on 2010-11-01. A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Outstanding...a tale compounded of romance, stirring adventure, and subtle psychological insight." —Publishers Weekly Henry Bolingbroke knows that he should be king of England. It's his God-given destiny, and the young Richard II had no right to banish him and claim the throne. With the help of the powerful lords of Northumberland, especially Harry "Hotspur" Percy, Henry triumphantly overthrows Richard and imprisons him. But the thrill of becoming Henry IV of England fades as trouble brews in Wales. Rebellion is in the air, and the question of how Richard II really died lingers, poisoning the court. Henry IV will need all his strength to defend the crown, but the relationships between the king, Hotspur, and the king's son Prince Hal contain the seeds of their own destruction. The king's powerful enemies are poised to pounce as the three men are drawn to bloody collision some two miles from Shrewsbury. Filled with the glorious historical detail that fans of Edith Pargeter have come to expect, A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury is a skillful tapestry of the feuds, loves, and triumphs of Henry IV. "Chivalry, treachery, conflict of loyalties...are the rich threads in the tapestry...the clash of wills is as stirring as the clash of steel." —Observer "A vivid portrait of Hotspur...one of the last knights-errant of the age." —Sunday Telegraph
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication write by . This book was released on 1915. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser write by Charles Grosvenor Osgood. This book was released on 1915. A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!
Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! write by George C. Rable. This book was released on 2009-11-15. Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During the battle of Gettysburg, as Union troops along Cemetery Ridge rebuffed Pickett's Charge, they were heard to shout, "Give them Fredericksburg!" Their cries reverberated from a clash that, although fought some six months earlier, clearly loomed large in the minds of Civil War soldiers. Fought on December 13, 1862, the battle of Fredericksburg ended in a stunning defeat for the Union. Confederate general Robert E. Lee suffered roughly 5,000 casualties but inflicted more than twice that many losses--nearly 13,000--on his opponent, General Ambrose Burnside. As news of the Union loss traveled north, it spread a wave of public despair that extended all the way to President Lincoln. In the beleaguered Confederacy, the southern victory bolstered flagging hopes, as Lee and his men began to take on an aura of invincibility. George Rable offers a gripping account of the battle of Fredericksburg and places the campaign within its broader political, social, and military context. Blending battlefield and home front history, he not only addresses questions of strategy and tactics but also explores material conditions in camp, the rhythms and disruptions of military life, and the enduring effects of the carnage on survivors--both civilian and military--on both sides.
