The 12th Virginia has an amazing history. John Wilkes Booth stood
in the ranks of one of its future companies at John Brown's
hanging. The regiment refused to have Stonewall Jackson appointed
its first colonel. Its men first saw combat in naval battles,
including Hampton Roads and First Drewry's Bluff, before
embarrassing themselves at Seven Pines-their first land battle-just
outside Richmond. Thereafter, the 12th's record is one of
hard-fighting from the Seven Days' Battles all the way to
Appomattox. Its remarkable story is told here in full for the first
time in John Horn's The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A
History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown's Hanging to
Appomattox, 1859-1865. The Virginians of the 12th found themselves
in some of the most pivotal battles of the war under Generals
William Mahone and later, David Weisiger. After distinguishing
themselves at Second Manassas, they were hit hard at Crampton's Gap
in the South Mountain fighting and were only able to field 25 men
three days later at Sharpsburg. Good service at Chancellorsville
followed. Its Gettysburg performance, however, tied to General
Mahone's mysterious behavior there, remains controversial. The
Virginians played a key role in Longstreet's flank attack at the
Wilderness as well as in his near-fatal wounding, launched a
bayonet charge at Spotsylvania, and captured their first enemy
flag. The regiment truly came into its own during the nine-month
siege of Petersburg, where it fought in a host of bloody battles
including the Crater, Jerusalem Plank Road, Globe Tavern, Second
Reams Station, Burgess Mill, and Hatcher's Run. Two days before the
surrender at Appomattox the regiment fought in the rear guard
action at Cumberland Church-General Lee's final victory of the war.
Horn's definitive history is grounded in decades of archival
research that uncovered scores of previously unused accounts. The
result is a lively, driving, up-tempo regimental history that not
only describes the unit's marches and battles, but includes
personal glimpses into the lives of the Virginians who made up the
12th regiment. Tables compare the 12th's fighting prowess with
friend and foe, and an appendix resolves the lingering controversy
over the fate of the regiment's last battle flag. With thirty-two
original maps, numerous photos, diagrams, tables, and appendices, a
glossary, and many explanatory footnotes, The Petersburg Regiment
in the Civil War will long be hailed as one of the finest
regimental histories ever penned.
General
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