On Many a Bloody Field: Four Years in the Iron Brigade
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (766 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253330637 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A "must read" for anyone interested in the civil war." according to A Customer. On Many a Bloody Field by Alan Gaff is one of the best contemporary accounts of what the Civil War meant to the soldiers in the field. The book is a close look at the experiences of the soldiers in the famous Iron Brigade and is focused on one company of the Indiana regiment which served with the brigade. Gaff expertly portrays what the soldiers felt, what they did to combat the loneliness, discouragement and terror of war. He ha. civil war reader said While not terrible, I've read better histories on the Iron Brigade. There is too much attention to trivial details and not nearly enough about the Iron Brigade's combat record. Parts of at least one chapter were bound into the book twice. Overall I found the book to be a slow read. While not terrible, I've read better histories on the Iron Brigade.. "Splendid history writing." according to A Customer. The author has woven an impressive mass of researchinto a compelling narrative as he traces a companyof the 19th Indiana Infantry from their recruitment, to their return home (with less than 10% of their original members). It is a mark of Gaff's skill that the reader is drawn into this brave company, sharing their hardships and joys, feeling some of the terror of combat, and finally coming to know a little of the bond of warriors
Walter Wicker (ret.), Louisiana Tech. His book gives an excellent picture of the common soldier and why he was willing to undergo all of the horrors of war for his beliefs. Univ., RustonCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. He expertly portrays camp life, the feelings of soldiers during battle, the handling of deserters, home life as it affected the soldiers, hospitals, prison camps, and politics. . The author gives some of the best descriptions of the daily life of a Civil War soldier that can be found anywhere. From Library Journal In this exhaustive study of one of the Civil War's most famous combat organizations (Company B, 19th Indiana Volunteers of the Iron Brigade), Gaff (If This Is War, Morningside, 1991) follows Company B from its organization through all the battles in which it participated until Appomattox. Recommended f
Formed into a brigade with the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin, these Indiana soldiers fought their first real battle at Brawner Farm. "The story is highly dramatic and well told" - says "Indianapolis Star". "It is a history of the common man, the ordinary men who circumstances call upon to do extraordinary jobsone of the best examples of this genre of Civil War studies" - quotes "Free-Lance Star" (St. "The author gives some of the best descriptions of the daily life of a Civil War soldier that can be found anywhere" - reviews "Library Journal". Over four difficult years, they fought on many a bloody field: Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gitzhugh Crossing, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad. "On Many a Bloody Field" follows one of the Civil War's most famous combat organizations - Company B, 19th Indiana Volunteers of the Iron Brigade - in a vivid account of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. With meticulous care, Alan Gaff recounts the experience of war from the soldiers' perspective, often in the words of the men themselves. "This is an excellent unit history of a renowned regiment" - reviews "Civil War News". Gaff has managed to provide both scholars and gene