Upton's Regulars : the 121st New York Infantry in the Civil War by Cilella, Salvatore G instant download

Upton's Regulars : the 121st New York Infantry in the Civil War by Cilella, Salvatore G instant download

xiv, 586 p. : 24 cm, Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-562) and index, Congressman Franchot recruits a regiment -- \"The nursery of soldiers\" : the men and boys from Herkimer and Otsego counties -- Stumbling into war -- Emory Upton takes command -- Desertion, disarray, and despair : Winter 1862-1863 -- Burnside, Mud, and Hooker -- Chancellorsville and Salem Church -- After Gettysburg : becoming abolitionists, June to October 1863 -- To Rappahannock Station -- Winter quarters, December 15, 1863, to May 4, 1864 -- Grant's overland campaign, May to June 1864 -- To Washington and the valley -- Return to Petersburg, December 1864 to april 1865 -- Lee surrenders and the war ends -- Touching elbows : the regimental association -- Shaping the memory : writing the history -- Epilogue