The Third Battalion Mississippi Infantry and the 45th Mississippi Regiment: A Civil War HistoryThis is the story of the soldiers of Hardcastle's 3rd Battalion Mississippi Infantry from enlistment to the end of the war. It includes their mid-war incarnation as the 45th Mississippi Regiment and the role they played in Cleburne's fabled division during almost every major engagement of the Army of Tennessee. Told as much as possible from the point of view of the private soldier, the book attempts to understand not only the causes of the Civil War, but the social and political factors that motivated the original volunteers to join and continue fighting to the end. The battles are discussed and analyzed in their strategic context with emphasis on the battalion's role in the outcome, including the specific Federal units they fought against and first person accounts from both sides about what happened. Twenty battles and skirmishes are covered in detail, highlighted by excerpts from personal diaries. Appendices include an annotated roster, the diary of Lieutenant Samuel Asbury, the story of Captain John Sloan, and the stories of the 3rd Mississippi Battalion's battle flag and the flag of the Duncan Riflemen. An extensive bibliography completes the work. |
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Page 98
... brigade of Davis's division ( the 101st Ohio , 21st and 38th Illinois , and the 15th Wisconsin ) , now well posted and partially hidden behind rocks in a thick cedar break northwest of the Widow Smith's house.55 Describing the terrain ...
... brigade of Davis's division ( the 101st Ohio , 21st and 38th Illinois , and the 15th Wisconsin ) , now well posted and partially hidden behind rocks in a thick cedar break northwest of the Widow Smith's house.55 Describing the terrain ...
Page 105
... brigade , supported by Hascall's , Grose's , Wagner's , and Schaeffer's brigades , held the line at the Round Forest ... brigade of Davis's regrouped division had been positioned on the extreme right with Woodruff's brigade in the rear ...
... brigade , supported by Hascall's , Grose's , Wagner's , and Schaeffer's brigades , held the line at the Round Forest ... brigade of Davis's regrouped division had been positioned on the extreme right with Woodruff's brigade in the rear ...
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... brigade in the center between Deshler's brigade on their left and Lucius Polk's on their right . Wood's brigade had , from left to right , Adams ' 33rd Alabama , McGaughy's 16th Alabama , Breedlove's 45th Alabama , Lowrey's 32nd and ...
... brigade in the center between Deshler's brigade on their left and Lucius Polk's on their right . Wood's brigade had , from left to right , Adams ' 33rd Alabama , McGaughy's 16th Alabama , Breedlove's 45th Alabama , Lowrey's 32nd and ...
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The Third Battalion Mississippi Infantry and the 45th Mississippi Regiment ... David Williamson No preview available - 2009 |
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1861 at Florence 1861 at Grenada 1863 at Battle advance Alabama Army arrived artillery Atlanta Atlas Plate attack battery Battle began Bragg bridge brigade Buck Camp captured cavalry charge Cheatham's Cleburne command Confederate continued Corinth corps Creek crossed Davis died discharged division east enemy enrolled enrolled 13 enrolled 27 facing Federal Field fight fire followed force formed Franklin front Hardee's heavy Hill Hood Hood's hospital House Ibid Infantry James John Johnston July June killed letter Lowrey's March Meanwhile miles Miss Mississippi morning moved Murfreesboro Nashville night Ohio ordered Pike placed Point Polk's position railroad rear received regiment remained reported retreat returned ridge right flank River Road Roll sent Sherman side skirmishers Smith's Spring Stewart's Tennessee Thomas took troops turned Vicksburg Wood Wood's wounded wrote yards