| Series |
Modern war studies
Modern war studies. ^A239554
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| Contents |
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. |
| Abstract |
Drawn from the farms and towns of Otsego and Herkimer counties, the 121st New York State Volunteer Infantry Regiment served with the Sixth Corps in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War. In the first comprehensive history of the regiment in nearly ninety years, Salvatore Cilella chronicles the epic story of this heroic "band of brothers." Led for much of the war by the legendary Emory Upton, the 121st deployed nearly 1,900 men into battle, from over 1,000 at call-up to the 330 who were finally mustered out of its war-depleted unit. Its soldiers participated in 25 major engagements, from Antietam to Sailor's Creek, won six Medals of Honor, took several battle flags, led the charge at Spotsylvania, and captured Custis Lee at Sailor's Creek. Cilella now tells their story, viewing the war through upstate New Yorkers' eyes not only to depict three grueling years of fighting but also to reveal their distinctive attitudes regarding slavery, war goals, politics, and the families they left behind. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-562) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cilella, Salvatore G. Upton's Regulars. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2009 |
| LCCN | 2009011070 |
| ISBN | 9780700616459 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0700616454 (cloth : alk. paper) |
