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54th Massachusetts Memorial on the Boston Common
Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the bronze “Shaw Memorial” to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was unveiled on Memorial Day, 1897. This view was taken facing east at approximately 8:50 AM on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.
The monument to the 54th Massachusetts was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It is located at the [...]
The 54th Massachusetts
On September 8, 1865, the New York Tribune commented on the unusual amount of fanfare the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry received on their return to Boston. The author of the editorial explained the public response reflected of the 54th’s status as the first northern regiment of black soldiers and the reputation the regiment earned as [...]
2nd Company, Massachusetts Sharpshooters
Andrews Sharpshooters
Location: Sickles Avenue, the Loop
Order of Battle: The 2nd Company of Massachusetts Sharpshooters were attached to the Twenty-Second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Raised: At large from the state of...Show More Summary
The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History
by Martin W. Husk From the publisher:This regimental history follows the 111th New York Volunteer Infantry's service from muster through victory, with many first-hand accounts and primary sources. It provides details on the towns from which the regiment was organized and examines the men who served in its ranks. Show More Summary
Burning Rails As We Pleased: The Civil War Letters of William Garrigues Bentley, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
by William Garrigues Bentley From the publisher:William Garrigues Bentley chose to leave the safety of home and family at age 19 and fight for the Union. He enlisted in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company G, in 1862 and served for three long years before being honorably discharged. Show More Summary
History of Company B, Twenty-first Regiment (Infantry) South Carolina Volunteers, Confederate States Provisional Army
by Henry Kershaw Dubose From the publisher:A Confederate Army officer’s account of the 21st South Carolina Infantry Regiment, Company B’s involvement in the defense of Charleston, S.C., and in the Battle of Cold Harbor and the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia (both 1864).Includes muster roll and portraits of officers. Show More Summary
We Were the Ninth: A History of the Ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry April 17, 1861 to June 7, 1864: Civil War Sesquicentennial Edition
by Constantin Grebner (author) and Frederic Trautmann (translator)From the publisher:We Were The Ninth is a translation, carefully edited and thoroughly annotated, of an important Civil War regiment. The Ninth Ohio - composed of Ohio...Show More Summary
re: Morale -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
Another e-mail: I was a Marine infantry commander in Vietnam, a United Methodist minister for twenty-years, and a volunteer chaplain to veterans for ten years. This story does not surprise me at all. Our troops need to know that what...Show More Summary
August 16th is National Airborne Day
Here’s the history of why today is considered “our” day; In July 1940, the task of organizing the platoon began. First Lieutenant William T. Ryder from the 29th Infantry Regiment volunteered and was designated the test platoon’s Platoon Leader and Lieutenant James A. Bassett was designated Assistant Platoon Leader. Based on high standards of health and [...]
Upton's Regulars: The 121st New York Infantry in the Civil War
by Salvatore G., Jr. Cilella From the publisher:From Cooperstown and its surrounding region, upstate New Yorkers responded to President Lincoln's call to service by volunteering in droves to defend an imperiled Union. Drawn from theShow More Summary
The Second Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865
by Paul G. Zeller From the publisher:The many regiments that fought in the Civil War each had their own stories to tell about what they saw, smelled, tasted, heard and felt while serving in war. Most of these stories have been lost, but those that survive are compelling accounts of a dark time in our nation's history. Show More Summary
The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster
by Dennis W. Belcher From the publisher:The 10th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry waged battle for the Union for three years during the Civil War, ranging from its home state to Atlanta. This work is filled with personal accounts,...Show More Summary
Colonel Worthington's Shiloh: the Tennessee Campaign, 1862, by an officer of the Ohio Volunteers
by T. Worthington From the publisher:This an account of the battle of Shiloh by one who was present as a colonel of the Ohio Volunteer infantry, but it is also much more than that. In every line of this book the reader feels the anger and vitriol of a deeply offended man. Show More Summary
Official History, 73rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
by the 73rd Regimental Association From the publisher:The men of the valiant 73rd Indiana Regiment were first to attack in the Battle of Stones River at Murphreesborough. They lost a third of their men in that fight, listed as one of the ten bloodiest battles of America's Civil War. Show More Summary
Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War
by James B. Swan From the publisher:Extensively documented and richly detailed, Chicago’s Irish Legion tells the compelling story of Chicago’s 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman’s XV Army Corps. Show More Summary
Army Warrior Of The Week - SPC Michael Harrington
On Dec. 27, 2009, Michael Harrington, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept. 19, 2005.
Spc. Harrington volunteered for a Quick Response Force (QRF) mission in response to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack that killed three from his platoon. On the [...]
PROFILES: Captain Daniel B. Kaufmann
Daniel B. Kaufmann was among the ten officers chosen by Colonel James Nagle in the summer of 1861 to help recruit volunteers to serve in what would become the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry. A resident of Port Clinton, Kaufmann had served...Show More Summary
The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War
by Michael Schellhammer From the publisher:The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry suffered the second highest number of battle deaths of all the Union regiments, in every theater, throughout the course of the Civil War. They endured decimation at the battles of the Seven Days, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Show More Summary
Vanishing Footprints: The Twenty-Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War
Just received my copy of Vanishing Footprints: The Twenty-Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War by Samuel D. Pryce and edited by Jeffry C. Burden (Press of the Camp Pope Bookshop, 2008). Just looking through it I am excited to read the story of a regiment I am fairly acquainted with as they [...]
82nd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry’s monument is located on upper Culp’s Hill, North Slocum Avenue. The 82nd was part of the VI Corps contingent detached to aide in defense of the hill on July 3. Also known as the 31st Volunteers, the 82nd was raised from Philadelphia and Allegheny County. It was mustered in at [...]