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The boys of Adams' Battery G : the Civil War through the eyes of a Union light artillery unit /

Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Cedar Creek. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the "Boys of Hope" but also depicts camp life, emerging...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grandchamp, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, [2009]
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Rhode Island Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). > Battery G.
Rhode Island > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Rhode Island > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Artillery operations.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Artillery operations.
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Summary:Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Cedar Creek. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the "Boys of Hope" but also depicts camp life, emerging cannon technology and the social backdrop of the Civil War.
Physical Description:xii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786444731 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786444738 (softcover : alk. paper)