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From Shiloh to Savannah - The Seventh Illinois Infantry in the Civil War (Hardcover)
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From Shiloh to Savannah - The Seventh Illinois Infantry in the Civil War (Hardcover)
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From the first Union victories in the west at Forts Henry and
Donelson to the savage battle of Shiloh and onward to the March to
the Sea, the Seventh Illinois Infantry fought with distinction
across the Confederacy. Ambrose's vivid eyewitness account traces
the first Illinois volunteer regiment from its muster in 1861 to
the final days of the war. An introduction and explanatory notes by
Civil War historian Daniel E. Sutherland reveal the importance of
this western unit's contributions. Originally stationed in Missouri
and Kentucky, the unit helped to maintain Union control of border
slave states that had not joined the Confederacy. During the middle
years of the war, the Seventh protected rail lines and raided into
Confederate-held areas of Tennessee and Alabama. Ambrose vividly
depicts the ravages of war as the Seventh Illinois tracked and
fought rebel raiders, partisans, and guerrillas. Illustrating the
chilling relationship between violence and daily army life, Ambrose
describes Northern soldiers who, initially reluctant to pillage and
forage the South, grew hardened to brutality and unrepentantly
destroyed towns and plantations. The Seventh's bloodiest battles
took place at Shiloh and at Allatoona Pass, where the unit played a
crucial role in Union victories. The infantry also fought
throughout the prolonged campaigns around Corinth. It saw the sea
at Savannah, witnessed the burning of Columbia, and marched through
the heart of the Confederacy before ending the war in North
Carolina. Throughout this highly textured account, Ambrose
searingly portrays the confusion of battle and the fierce loyalty
to fallen comrades as he details the heroism and sacrifice of his
fellow soldiers.
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