History Of The Fortieth Illinois Inf Volunteers

Author : Sergeant E. J. Hart
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ISBN 13 : 9781331321859
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book History of the Fortieth Illinois Inf;, (Volunteers) (Classic Reprint) written by Sergeant E. J. Hart and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Fortieth Illinois Inf;, (Volunteers) Many are the citizens of Southern Illinois, who have dear friends and loved relatives in the Fortieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry; who, no doubt, would be pleased to read a plainly written volume, containing a complete history of the Regiment in which their fathers, brothers or friends did service in the glorious cause of maintaining our beloved Government in this her darkest hour of peril. And in after years, when peace will have perched on our loved tri-colored banner, it will afford the greatest delight to the weary old soldier and patriot to peruse the pages upon which are written the many transactions of the old Fortieth, or the Regiment with which they have fought, labored and suffered. To meet the two above-mentioned demands, the humble Author has prepared a small book which, though common in its pretensions, will, lie trusts, be of some interest to all, and meet the cordial approbation of a liberal public. He will not attempt writing this volume in a fancy style, or an able manner, as he is not an experienced writer, and has no favorable opportunities, even if he had the ability, of learned writers. The gifted pens of the great and learned historians of the land are busily engaged in writing the thrilling history of the dreadful Rebellion which has befallen our once happy land, and the pages of said history will be perused with eager interest; yet, they will only give the accounts of great battles, or of wondrous military operations, and sketches of the life and daring adventures of the noble and gallant leaders, who so bravely led the patriotic defenders of our country to victory or death! But in the following pages will be written the actions of the noble little band under the title of the Fortieth Illinois, led by the gallant Hicks, who organized them into a regiment, and brought them into the United States service on the 4th day of August, A. D. 1861. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.