| The Boys of Adams' Battery G: The Civil War Through the Eyes of a Union Light Artillery Unit Contributor(s): Grandchamp, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786444738 ISBN-13: 9780786444731 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such bloody conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. At the storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, seven cannoneers were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the face of the enemy. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the "Boys of Hope" but also depicts camp life, emerging cannon technology, and the social backdrop of the Civil War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.744 |
| LCCN: 2009022286 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (1.25 lbs) 313 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island - Topical - Civil War - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
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| Publisher Description: Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such bloody conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. At the storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, seven cannoneers were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the face of the enemy. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the Boys of Hope but also depicts camp life, emerging cannon technology, and the social events of the Civil War. |