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The Bloody First: A History of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Volunteers in the American Civil War - Couverture souple

Powell, Anthony

 
9781489716569: The Bloody First: A History of the 1st Regiment of Virginia Volunteers in the American Civil War
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1489716564 ISBN 13 : 9781489716569
Editeur : Liferich, 2018

Synopsis

Their nickname was the Bloody First, given to them in recognition of their courageous conduct and supreme sacrifice in battle. In the midst of the Battle of Fredericksburg, General James Kemper declared, Men of the First Virginia Regimentyou who have on so many hard-fought fields gained the name of the Bloody Firsttoday your country calls on you again to stand between her and her enemy, and I know you will do your duty.

The Bloody First follows the exploits of this brave group of young men who left their families and went off to war in defense of their homeland. Through their own words, newspaper accounts, official reports, correspondence, and articles, we can relive their hardships and pain as they experience the most devastating war in our nations history. Three days before the Battle of Manassas, they were the first Confederate unit to engage in battle with the Union Army along the banks of Bull Run, and four years later their remnants were at Appomattox Court House for the final surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Among their many battle honors, the Bloody First made that immortal charge up Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, as part of Kempers brigade in Picketts division. On that day, July 3, 1863, they suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any regiment in Kempers brigade. The Bloody First tells their story, keeping their memory and their history alive today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Anthony Powell is a lifelong student of history. For more than 25 years he has been a member of The First Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Company D, reenactment group and over those years he has amassed volumes of research on the original First Virginia. In 2011, Anthony worked as a consultant on the 3-D miniseries Fields of Valor, which focused on the First Virginia during the Civil War. Anthony is a self-employed contractor in Baltimore County, Maryland, where he lives with his wife and children.

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Éditeur
Liferich
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1489716564
ISBN 13 
9781489716569
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
338
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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