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A guide to the conflicts for the Union
This book has a curious pedigree. During the U.S. Grant
administration, the Secretary of War instructed the Corps of Clerks
to compile a thorough and complete catalogue of all the engagements
of the late American Civil War-irrespective of their magnitude. The
work was duly completed, published in small edition and a copy was
presented by the Adjutant-General to the Secretary of War who, upon
receiving it, promptly checked its pages for a minor incident in
which he had been involved only to discover that it was notably
absent It was from this rather embarrassing foundation that this
book (oddly titled in its original edition 'When and Where We Met
Each Other on Shore or Afloat' ) was conceived and, after much
research, published. The task was a daunting one and the book
occupied its author, Theodore D. Strickler, for over a decade as he
examined official and other reliably authentic sources. Of course,
all the well known battles are recorded here, but also included are
the hundreds of minor affairs including scouting parties,
skirmishes and raids. Strickler had the advantage of living
witnesses to authenticate his findings and at the time of its
original publication the book claimed to be the most complete
compilation of its kind. The principal body of the text is in list
form and the Leonaur edition has faithfully reproduced this in its
original form for the sake of authenticity. All other text-which
includes a piece on unit insignia-has been newly typeset. By virtue
of its extreme thoroughness this book will be invaluable to all
serious students of the American Civil War.
Every Leonaur title is available in softcover and hardback with
dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil
lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
A guide to the conflicts for the Union
This book has a curious pedigree. During the U.S. Grant
administration, the Secretary of War instructed the Corps of Clerks
to compile a thorough and complete catalogue of all the engagements
of the late American Civil War-irrespective of their magnitude. The
work was duly completed, published in small edition and a copy was
presented by the Adjutant-General to the Secretary of War who, upon
receiving it, promptly checked its pages for a minor incident in
which he had been involved only to discover that it was notably
absent It was from this rather embarrassing foundation that this
book (oddly titled in its original edition 'When and Where We Met
Each Other on Shore or Afloat' ) was conceived and, after much
research, published. The task was a daunting one and the book
occupied its author, Theodore D. Strickler, for over a decade as he
examined official and other reliably authentic sources. Of course,
all the well known battles are recorded here, but also included are
the hundreds of minor affairs including scouting parties,
skirmishes and raids. Strickler had the advantage of living
witnesses to authenticate his findings and at the time of its
original publication the book claimed to be the most complete
compilation of its kind. The principal body of the text is in list
form and the Leonaur edition has faithfully reproduced this in its
original form for the sake of authenticity. All other text-which
includes a piece on unit insignia-has been newly typeset. By virtue
of its extreme thoroughness this book will be invaluable to all
serious students of the American Civil War.
Every Leonaur title is available in softcover and hardback with
dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil
lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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