The fifth and final volume in the Colonels in Blue series, this book covers Civil War Union colonels who commanded regiments of the U.S. Colored Troops, the U.S. Regular Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Sharpshooters. Colonels who served as staff officers or with special units, such as the U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry, the U.S. Volunteer Infantry, the Veteran Reserve Corps and various organizations previously undocumented, are also included.Brief biographical sketches cover each officer's Civil War service, followed by pertinent details of their lives. Photographs are provided for most, many published for the first time. Rosters of the colonels in each category include those promoted to higher ranks whose lives are documented in other works.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Roger D. Hunt
EAN: 9781476686196
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 151 g
HEIGHT: 254 cm
PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-07-07
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GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Reference, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
WIDTH: 178 cm
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Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, 1861–1877 (American Civil War period and the era of Reconstruction), Biography: historical, political and military, Collected biographies, History of the Americas, Civil wars
Excellent series.... Very often Hunt's profiles are the only biographical treatment available for these officers...invaluable...amusing reading...a gold mine"—The NYMAS Review
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, Tennessee, the Mid-Western states, and the Western states and territories. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
