regimental histories

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Fallen leaves

the Civil War letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott
  • Abbott, Henry Livermore
1991
Collection of letters by Major Henry Livermore Abbott written to family and friends during the Civil War.

The Massachusetts 54th

African American soldiers of the Union
  • DeAngelis, Gina
2003
Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free African-Americans, and its participation in the Civil War, and includes sidebars with quotations from leaders of the time and facts about the soldiers.

Undying glory

the story of the Massachusetts 54th regiment
  • Cox, Clinton
1991
Describes the formation of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment and its valiant battle history from 1863 to 1865.

A stillness at Appomattox

  • Catton, Bruce
1990
Chronicles the last year of the Civil War, following the Army of the Potomac through the Battle of the Wilderness, the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, and Lee's surrender.

The diary of Sam Watkins, a Confederate soldier

  • Watkins, Samuel R
2004
A young Confederate soldier records his fears, experiences, and thoughts about the war in his journal.

"We'll stand by the Union"

Robert Gould Shaw and the Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment
  • Burchard, Peter
1993
Text and accompanying photographs recount the life and military career of Robert Gould Shaw, leader of the first black Civil War regiment.

A brotherhood of valor

the common soldiers of the Stonewall Brigade, C.S.A., and the Iron Brigade, U.S.A.
  • Wert, Jeffry D
2000
Recounts the common soldier's stories from the Confederate, Stonewall Brigade, and the Union, Iron Brigade.

One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry

his experience and what he saw during the war 1861-1865 : including a history of "F Company," Richmond, Va., 21st Regiment Virginia Infantry, Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Second Corps, A.N. Va.
  • Worsham, John H
1982
Memoirs of a Confederate Soldier who served under Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson.

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