Hundred Days to Richmond

Ohio's "Hundred Days" Men in the Civil War

296 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

" . . . an interesting and readable account of those whose service to the Blue was brief but in some cases dangerous and exciting." - The Civil War News "This useful and entertaining book presents, mainly in the words of the participants, the experience of the 35,000 Ohioans who served in 100-day regiments during the summer of 1864." -Choice Drawn from Civil War diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts, A Hundred Days to Richmond tells for the first time the complete story of Ohio's "100-day men," state militia troops offered for Union service for 100 days. Their tales-unique and memorable, and unmistakably American-reflect the hope, fear, determination, horror, humor, and grit of the Civil War.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• ISBN: 9780253335371
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.1999
• Größe: 242 x 162 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Jim Leeke