Blooding the regiment : an account of the 22d Wisconsin's long and difficult apprenticeship
"Blooding the Regiment is the meticulously researched narrative of a Union regiment hampered by infighting and politicking, which was captured in the early stages of its service in the western theater of the American Civil War. The troubled group purged itself of its dissenters and finally achieved unity of command near the end of the war at the battle of Resaca, where it crystallized into a steadfast, reliable fighting unit." "This narrative brings together diverse sources, including official military records, private letters of many of the regiment's soldiers, newspaper articles of the time, and existing historical research, to provide a picture of what life was actually like for the 22d Wisconsin at each stage of its long and difficult journey. Drawing on both his own extensive experience as an officer in the U.S. Army and his unique position as a descendent of one of the members of the 22d Wisconsin, Richard Groves sheds a uniquely intimate light on the events in this book."--Jacket
History
vii, 384 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
9780810849969, 0810849968
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1. Positive defiance
2. Called to arms
3. Camp Utley
4. Cincinnati
5. Contrabands
6. The abolition regiment
7. A bully regiment
8. To the front
9. Thompson's station
10. Forrest returns
11. Brentwood
12. Prisoners of war
13. Redemption and release
14. Back to duty
15. The petition
16. Watchful waiting
17. The trial
18. In limbo
19. The purge
20. Opportunity knocks again
21. Moving to contact
22. Redeemed by fire at Resaca
23. The yoke is lifted
24. Epilogue
App. A. The booth case
App. B. Wisconsin's governors
App. C. Kentucky, Kentuckians, and "Kentucky generals"
App. D. National policy and the 22d Wisconsin
App. E. Copperheads
as viewed by Wisconsin soldiers
App. F. Exchanges of officer prisoners
App. G. Where did the arrested officers go?
App. H. Griffith and Burgess
App. I. Analysis of a few of Resaca's imponderables
App. J. How Owen Griffith was brevetted major
App. K. Cast of characters