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Memoirs Of A Swiss Officer In The American Civil War
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Author :Rudolf Aschmann Publisher :Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften ISBN 13 : Total Pages :190 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Memoirs of a Swiss Officer in the American Civil War by : Rudolf Aschmann
Download or read book Memoirs of a Swiss Officer in the American Civil War written by Rudolf Aschmann and published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften. This book was released on 1972 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aschmann served in one of the most glamorous outfits of the Union, Berdan's Sharpshooters, and participated in many of the major campaigns in the East, from the first Peninsular campaign in the spring of 1862 to the siege of Petersburg in the summer of 1864. He is one of the rare narratives by foreign enlisted men and line officers. His terse descriptions of marches, engagements, skirmishes, and battles are interspersed with entertaining glimpses of training and camp life and evoke much of the strange mixture of excitement, boredom, and misery of army life in wartime.
Book Synopsis Three Years in the Armey of the Potomac Or a Swiss Company of Sharpshooters in the North American War by : Rudolf Aschmann
Download or read book Three Years in the Armey of the Potomac Or a Swiss Company of Sharpshooters in the North American War written by Rudolf Aschmann and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Drei Jahre in Der Potomac-Armee. Memoirs of a Swiss Officer in the American Civil War. (Three Years in the Army of the Potomac; Or, A Swiss Company of Sharpshooters in the North American War. By Rudolf Aschmann ... Translated by Hedwig D. Rappolt.) Edited and Introduced by Heinz K. Meier by : Rudolf ASCHMANN (Hauptmann.)
Download or read book Drei Jahre in Der Potomac-Armee. Memoirs of a Swiss Officer in the American Civil War. (Three Years in the Army of the Potomac; Or, A Swiss Company of Sharpshooters in the North American War. By Rudolf Aschmann ... Translated by Hedwig D. Rappolt.) Edited and Introduced by Heinz K. Meier written by Rudolf ASCHMANN (Hauptmann.) and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Era of the Civil War--1820-1876 by : Louise A. Arnold-Friend
Download or read book The Era of the Civil War--1820-1876 written by Louise A. Arnold-Friend and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War by : Gerald L. Earley
Download or read book The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War written by Gerald L. Earley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-04-22 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second United States Sharpshooters was a hodgepodge regiment, composed of companies raised in several New England states. The regiment was trained for a specific mission and armed with specially ordered breech-loading target rifles. This book covers the origin, recruitment, training, and battle record of the regiment and features 32 photographs, four battlefield maps, and a regimental roster.
Book Synopsis The Era of the Civil War--1820-1876 by : US Army Military History Research Collection
Download or read book The Era of the Civil War--1820-1876 written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Don Troiani's Civil War Soldiers by : Don Troiani
Download or read book Don Troiani's Civil War Soldiers written by Don Troiani and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informed by “recognized Civil War . . . experts”, this pictorial is “a detailed look at the soldiers who served with the Union and Confederate Armies.” (Jennifer Locke Jones, Chair and Curator, Division of Armed Forces History, Smithsonian National Museum of American History) In the world of historical painting, Don Troiani stands alone, universally acclaimed for the accuracy, drama, and sensitivity of his depictions of America’s past. His images, both stirring and informative, define the view Americans have of the epochal Civil War. In this new collection of Troiani artworks, ten years in the making, Troiani teams his signature large format battle paintings with detailed paintings of both Union and Confederate soldiers along with over three hundred photographs of uniforms, equipment, and artifacts from the nation’s most respected museum and private collections to give a full picture of the life of the Civil War soldier. Civil War uniform and equipment experts Earl J. Coates and Michael McAfee have contributed accompanying text. Includes fifty paintings and over three-hundred photographs.
Book Synopsis Army of the Potomac by : Russel H. Beatie
Download or read book Army of the Potomac written by Russel H. Beatie and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume of this masterful Civil War history series covers the pivotal early months of General George McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign. As he did in his first two volumes of this magisterial series, Russel Beatie tells the story largely through the eyes and from the perspective of high-ranking officers, staff officers, and politicians. This study is based upon extensive firsthand research (including many previously unused and unpublished sources) that rewrites the history of Little Mac’s inaugural effort to push his way up the peninsula and capture Richmond in one bold campaign. In meticulous fashion, Beatie examines many heretofore unknown, ignored, or misunderstood facts and events and uses them to evaluate the campaign in the most balanced historical context to date. Every aspect of these critically important weeks is examined, from how McClellan’s Urbanna plan unraveled and led to the birth of the expedition that debarked at Fort Monroe in March 1862, to the aftermath of Williamsburg. To capture the full flavor of their experiences, Beatie employs the “fog of war” technique, which puts the reader in the position of the men who led the Union army. The Confederate adversaries are always present but often only in shadowy forms that achieve firm reality only when we meet them face-to-face on the battlefield. Well written, judiciously reasoned, and extensively footnoted, McClellan’s First Campaign will be heralded as the seminal work on this topic. Civil War readers may not always agree with Beatie’s conclusions, but they will concur that his account offers an original examination of the Army of the Potomac’s role on the Virginia peninsula. “If you want to understand the war in the east, this series is essential.” —Civil War Books and Authors
Download or read book Stalk and Kill written by Adrian Gilbert and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-12-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the sharpshooters of the American Revolution to the Marine snipers who dominated the streets of Mogadishu, a famed military historian puts you behind the crosshairs of the most adept killers in history. A sniper is more than a crack shot. He's a calm professional with the instincts and patients of a master huntsman. Intensive training leaves snipers razor-sharp, able to creep undetected within arm's reach of the enemy. The finest marksmen in the world, a sniper can place a bullet in an enemy's heart from a thousand yards away. Stalk and Kill puts you on the battlefield for the most daring missions in history. You'll duel a Nazi "super sniper" in Stalingrad, outfox the Viet Cong in Southeast Asia, and silence the enemies of U.S. troops in Beirut. And you'll never cease to marvel at the sniper's iron nerve and lethal precision. A main selection of the military book club with eight pages of fascinating photos!
Book Synopsis The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864 by : Gordon C. Rhea
Download or read book The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864 written by Gordon C. Rhea and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fought in a tangled forest fringing the south bank of the Rapidan River, the Battle of the Wilderness marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In an exciting narrative, Gordon C. Rhea provides the consummate recounting of that conflict of May 5 and 6, 1864, which ended with high casualties on both sides but no clear victor. With its balanced analysis of events and people, command structures and strategies, The Battle of the Wilderness is operational history as it should be written.
Book Synopsis One Million Mercernaries by : John McCormack
Download or read book One Million Mercernaries written by John McCormack and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the Swiss soldiers of fortune who plied their trade in the foreign regiments of European militaries and even the American Civil War. The white mercenaries who attracted the world’s attention in the Congo during the early 1960s were never more than a few hundred in number. In contrast, no fewer than a million Swiss troops served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe during the preceding 500 years. Swiss mercenaries form a significant strand in the rope of European military history, and this book draws on many French and German-language sources to describe how the Swiss emerged from the isolated valleys of the Alps with a new method of warfare. Their massed columns of pike-carrying infantry were the first foot-soldiers since Roman times who could hold their own against the cavalry. For a brief period at the end of the fifteenth century the Swiss army appeared unbeatable, and after Swiss independence had been ensured they were hired out as mercenaries throughout Europe. Kings and generals competed to hire these elite combat troops. Nearly half of the million served with the French, their centuries of loyal service culminating with the massacre of the Swiss Guards during the French Revolution. Marlborough, Frederick the Great and Napoleon all hired large numbers of Swiss troops, and three Swiss regiments served in the British Army.
Book Synopsis Historical Report on the Troop Movements for the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28 Through August 30, 1862 by : John Hennessy
Download or read book Historical Report on the Troop Movements for the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28 Through August 30, 1862 written by John Hennessy and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Blackstone of Military Law by : Joshua E. Kastenberg
Download or read book The Blackstone of Military Law written by Joshua E. Kastenberg and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel William Winthrop singularly was the most influential person in developing the military law of the United States. A half century ago, the Supreme Court tendered to Winthrop the title, 'The Blackstone of Military Law,' meaning simply that his influence outshone all others. He has been cited over 20 times by the highest court and well over a 1,000 times by other federal courts, state courts, and legal texts. In this, he surpasses most other legal scholars, save Joseph Story, John Marshall, or Felix Frankfurter. But while biographies of each of these Supreme Court Justices have been written, there has been none to date on Winthrop. The Blackstone of Military Law: Colonel William Winthrop is the first biography on this important figure in military and legal history. Written in both a chronological and thematic format, author Joshua E. Kastenberg begins with Winthrop's legal training, his involvement in abolitionism, his military experiences during the Civil War, and his long tenure as a judge advocate. This biography provides the necessary context to fully appreciate Winthrop's work, its meaning, and its continued relevance.
Book Synopsis Thunderbolt to the Rebels by : Darin Wipperman
Download or read book Thunderbolt to the Rebels written by Darin Wipperman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2025-02-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharpshooters were the elite of the Union army. Clad in green uniforms and equipped with the era’s latest rifles and scopes, they took up positions out in front of the infantry, where they targeted Confederate officers or skirmished with enemy soldiers. However they were used, sharpshooters formed an important presence on battlefields throughout the Civil War, and yet most accounts have tended to focus on their distinctive uniforms and cutting-edge equipment rather than on their combat performance. Without slighting the role played by their gear, especially their rifles, Thunderbolt to the Rebels tells the story of these Civil War deadeyes on battlefields from Antietam to Gettysburg and beyond. During the first year of the Civil War, engineer and inventor Hiram Berdan proposed the creation of a unit of marksmen armed with Sharps rifles, and thus were born the 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters. Drawn heavily from the Upper Midwest and New England, as well as Pennsylvania, the soldiers had to pass a marksmanship test to join: 10 shots in a 10-inch-diameter circle from 200 yards. They were issued green uniforms for better camouflage, which also helped Confederate riflemen target them. The job of a sharpshooter was dangerous and demanding – much of it out in front of the army, much of it alone – but the 1st and 2nd U.S.S.S. accomplished their missions and made a difference on the battlefield. Thunderbolt to the Rebels uses primary sources, especially eyewitness accounts from veterans, to reveal how these elite marksmen lived, fought, and died during the Civil War.
Book Synopsis If It Takes All Summer by : William D. Matter
Download or read book If It Takes All Summer written by William D. Matter and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The termination of the war and the fate of the Union hung in the balance in May of 1864 as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Potomac clashed in the Virginia countryside--first in the battle of the Wilderness, where the Federal army sustained greater losses than at Chancellorsville, and then further south in the vicinity of Spotsylvania Courthouse, where Grant sought to cut Lee's troops off from the Confederate capital of Richmond. This is the first book-length examination of the pivotal Spotsylvania campaign of 7-21 May. Drawing on extensive research in manuscript collections across the country and an exhaustive reading of the available literature, William Matter sets the strategic stage for the campaign before turning to a detailed description of tactical movements. He offers abundant fresh material on race from the Wilderness to Spotsylvania, the role of Federal and Confederate calvary, Emory Upton's brilliantly conceived Union assault on 10 May, and the bitter clash on 19 May at the Harris farm. Throughout the book, Matter assesses each side's successes, failures, and lost opportunities and sketches portraits of the principal commanders. The centerpiece of the narrative is a meticulous and dramatic treatment of the horrific encounter in the salient that formed the Confederate center on 12 May. There the campaign reached its crisis, as soldiers waged perhaps the longest and most desperate fight of the entire war for possession of the Bloody Angle--a fight so savage that trees were literally shot to pieces by musket fire. Matter's sure command of a mass of often-conflicting testimony enables him to present by far the clearest account to date of this immensely complex phase of the battle. Rigorously researched, effectively presented, and well supported by maps, this book is a model tactical study that accords long overdue attention to the Spotsylvania campaign. It will quickly take its place in the front rank of military studies of the Civil War.
Book Synopsis Nowhere to Run by : John Michael Priest
Download or read book Nowhere to Run written by John Michael Priest and published by Savas Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 12:00 a.m. on May 4, 1864, Ulysses s. Grant and George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac began crossing the Rapidan River in an effort to turn the strategic right flank of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Confederate reaction was swift. Richard E. Ewell’s Second Corps and Ambrose P. Hill’s Third Corps moved to meet the advancing Union infantry, artillery, and cavalry in the heavy terrain known simply as “The Wilderness,” a sprawling area of second growth scrub oak, brush, and gullies, interspersed with meandering creeks. Inside this difficult terrain one of the largest and bloodiest battles would consume two days and thousands of men. Nowhere to Run is the story of the men and their officers who fought and died in the horrific fighting. With John Michael Priest’s customary thoroughness, specially drawn maps, and extensive documentation, the reader will experience the battles just as the men themselves saw it, and wrote about it, from their own eyes and their own pens. “Farther to the rear, and closer to Germanna Ford, [Ambrose Burnside’s Federal] IX Corps band serenaded the troops whit patriotic airs while the soldiers waited for their coffee to boil. The veterans did not want to hear the selections the musicians had chosen. They insisted on ‘Home Sweet Home.’ The sight of so many playing cards strewn along the roadside led many of the men in the 45th Pennsylvania (Potter’s division) to think of their souls. Private William A. Roberts (Company K) listened to the melancholy strains of the John H. Payne favorite and solemnly observed veterans, like himself, crying unashamedly.”
Book Synopsis The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby by : John Singleton Mosby
Download or read book The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby written by John Singleton Mosby and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby & Pictures From The American Civil War. Profusely illustrated with Confederate and Union Army images from the American Civil War.
