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Dear Sarah
Letters Home from a Soldier of the Iron Brigade
Cpl. John H. Pardington, a
member of the 24th Michigan Infantry of the famous Iron Brigade, was an
articulate and observant soldier. His letters are filled with dedication
to the Cause, longing for family, details of camp life, and reflections on
the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and others. They are also
touching love letters, made more poignant by our knowledge that Pardington
would be killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. 202 pgs., 25 B&W
illustrations, 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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The Iron Brigade
Men-At-Arms Series
This book examines the
uniforms and equipment, history and organization of the Iron Brigade
during the Civil War. The major battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg are all covered, with uniforms shown in
full color artwork. 48 pgs., 40 B&W and 18 color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾",
sfbd.
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Giants in Their Tall
Black Hats
Essays on the Iron Brigade
It was at Brawner Farm in
August 1862 that the Iron Brigade first saw significant action. From that
time forward - at Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg - the Western soldiers
justified the proud name Iron Brigade. These essays, by some of the
best-known historians of the brigade, spotlight significant moments of the
Civil War's most celebrated unit. 252 pgs., 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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The Iron Brigade - A Military History
This is the story of the
most famous unit in the Union Army, the only all-Western brigade in the
Eastern armies of the Union - made up of troops from Indiana, Wisconsin,
and Michigan. They earned their proud name, and in fact led all Federal
brigades in percentage of deaths in battle. "One of the '100 best books
ever written on the Civil War'." - Civil War Times Illustrated. 431 pgs.,
55 B&W photos, maps and more. 6"x 9¼", sfbd.
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A Full Blown Yankee of the Iron Brigade
Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. Dawes. The Iron Brigade was
the only all-Western brigade that fought in the eastern armies of the
Union. Dawes, an officer of the Iron Brigade's 6th Wisconsin, writes of
his service from the brigade's formation until his resignation in 1864. He
gives detailed accounts of daily life in the camp and of his involvement
at many of the major battles including Second Bull Run, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness campaign and more. 330 pages,
maps and illustrations, 5¼"x 8", softcover.
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An Irishman in the Iron Brigade
As a 17-year-old Irish immigrant living in Wisconsin, James Sullivan was
one of the first to volunteer for the Union Army, serving with the Iron
Brigade throughout the war and being wounded five times. For the enjoyment
of his comrades after the war, he later documented the Brigade's
experiences in nearly a dozen battles including Second Bull Run, South
Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. 189 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.
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Four Years with the Iron Brigade
The Civil War Journal of William Ray, Company F, Seventh Wisconsin
Volunteers. Herdegen & Murphy, eds. This book describes the incredible
odyssey of an enlisted man who marched under the Stars and Stripes for
almost four years in the Union's most famous brigade. It provides
eyewitness accounts to some of the most important events of the conflict
and constitutes the most important primary source discovered on soldier
life in the Iron Brigade. 446 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.
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On Many A Bloody Field
Four Years in the Iron Brigade. Alan D. Gaff. This is the story of one of
the Civil War's most famous combat organizations - Company B, 19th Indiana
Volunteers of the Iron Brigade. Follow the men from recruitment through
mustering out, and from the tedium of camp to the excitement of battle,
seeing how the war affected individuals, both physically and emotionally.
"An immensely affecting evocation of the military experience during the
Civil War. . . . American history on a human scale." - Kirkus Reviews. 520
pgs., 25 B&W photos, 6"x 9¼", sfbd.
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The Battles
The battles discussed in this book are those that caused the greatest
casualties, produced the greatest feats of heroism and won or lost major
campaigns. It presents accounts of five Confederate victories, five Union
victories and three stalemates along with chapters on soldier life, the
Iron Brigade and the 54th Massachusetts
Infantry. 468 pgs., illustrated, 7"x 10", hdbd.
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The Flags of the Iron Brigade
During the Civil War, over 5,000 men marched under the regimental flags of
the Iron Brigade, endured tremendous hardships and often gave their lives
for their honored banners. This book explores the origin of these flags
and how they became a rallying symbol during and after the war. 109 pages,
6"x 9", soft cover.
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The Men Stood Like Iron
How the Iron Brigade Won Its Name. Lance J. Herdegen. This is the dramatic
and often moving story of how, in four battles over three weeks -
Brawner's Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam - the
backwoods boys of Indiana and Wisconsin became soldiers of an "Iron
Brigade," a unit so celebrated that General George McClellan called it
"equal to the best troops in any army in the world." 272 pgs., 6"x 9¼",
hdbd.
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