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In the very thickest of the fight : the Civil War service of the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raymond, Steve
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : GPP, [2012]
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Illinois Infantry Regiment, 78th (1862-1865)
Illinois > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Illinois > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Soldiers > Illinois > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Table of Contents:
  • "The blind leading the blind"
  • "We have bin seeing pretty hard times"
  • "The maddest set of men in the world"
  • "Our colonel Is under arrest"
  • "The rebels are still crowding us pretty closely"
  • "The government has commenced giving us a few pickles"
  • "The most melancholy and painful sight I eversSaw"
  • "I expect we will have a big mess"
  • "In the very thickest of the fight"
  • "Our lights are all over Missionary Ridge"
  • "My men are almost literally naked"
  • "Brave men were falling on every hand"
  • "It appeared like certain death to remain"
  • "The northern sky is exceedingly dark just now"
  • "This will undoubtedly be a hard battle"
  • "They are going somewhere toward freedom"
  • "God bless their brave souls"
  • Roster.