This biographical dictionary catalogs the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Missouri and the Western States and Territories during the Civil War. The seventh volume in a Series documenting Union army colonels, this book details the lives of officers who did not advance beyond that rank. Included for each colonel are brief biographical excerpts and any available photographs, many of them published for the first time.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Roger D. Hunt
EAN: 9781476675893
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 458 g
HEIGHT: 254 cm
PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-11-13
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
WIDTH: 178 cm
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Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, c 1860 to c 1869, Biography: general, General and world history, Military history, Specific wars and campaigns, Civil wars
excellent...invaluable for serious students of the war, often amusing reading for the casual historian, and a gold mine for genealogical researchers." - The NYMAS Review"excellent.... Frequently, Hunt's entries are the only biographical treatment available for many of these officers...invaluable for serious students of the war, often amusing reading for the casual historian and a gold mine for genealogical researchers" - StrateyPage.
Roger D. Hunt, a retired software engineer, has published works on Union colonels from the New England states, New York, Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic states, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
