| Author | Conklin, Ryan A., 1985- author.
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| Title | The 18th New York Infantry in the Civil War : a history and roster / Ryan A. Conklin.
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| Published | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
©2016
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| Description | vii, 487 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm
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| ISBN | 9781476667164 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1476667160 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-479) and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: A call to arms: April 12, 1861-May 11, 1861 -- Birth of a regiment: May 12, 1861-June 18, 1861 -- To the war front: June 19, 1861-July 12, 1861 -- First blood: July 12, 1861-Aug. 3, 1861 -- The makeover of an army: Aug. 4, 1861-Sept. 30, 1861 -- Losing time, people and patience: Oct. 1, 1861-Dec. 13, 1861 -- With winter comes changes: Dec. 14, 1861-March 1, 1862 -- Making moves: March 2, 1862-April 1, 1862 -- A new campaign: April 2, 1862-May 3, 1862 -- Like devils incarnate: May 4, 1862-June 26, 1862 -- Battle of Gaines's Mill: June 27, 1862 -- A change of front is a retreat: June 28, 1862-Aug. 24, 1862 -- From one campaign to the next: Aug. 24, 1862-Sept. 13, 1862 -- Battle of Crampton's Gap: Sept. 14, 1862 -- The worst bloodshed imaginable: Sept. 15, 1862-Oct. 31, 1862 -- No end in sight: Nov. 1, 1862-Dec. 31, 1862 -- A bleak winter: Jan. 1, 1863-April 26, 1863 -- Committed to the end: April 27, 1863-June 4, 1863 -- Epilogue: the boys in blue fade to gray.
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| Summary Note | Summary: "The 18th New York Infantry emerged as one of The Excelsior State's first regiments and mustered many of its earliest volunteers. Drawing on numerous sources including unpublished diaries, this book gives the complete history of the 18th--from the first enlistee to the last surviving veteran (who died in 1938)--with an emphasis on experiences of individual soldiers"--
<|c> Provided by publisher.
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| Acq. Note Source | Gift: Ryan A. Conklin, 2016.
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| Subjects | New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 18th (1861-1863)
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| LC Card Number | 2016-38836 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 523.5 18th C66 2016
CA-1702215 c.1: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 50661] |
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