OUR REGIMENT, A HISTORY OF THE 102D ILLINOIS INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS with Sketches of the Atlanta Campaign, The Georgia Raid and the Campaign of the Carolinas (Illinois Regimental History)

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 12mo, 192, xxiv pgs, unit roster as appendix. Gilt stamped brown cloth, unit emblem on cover and blind stamped on rear, gilt titled spine. Pre-fire Chicago imprint. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor rubbing to edges, spine faded with small repairs to ends. Interior has new endpapers, a contemporary inked name of former owner (D. Sanborn, Dec 27th/65)on preliminary page, else is clean and tight. With clear, mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 102nd Illinois Infantry was organized at Knoxville, Illinois for three years service on September 1, 1862. As part of the Army of the Cumberland and Army of Georgia, they say engagements during the Atlanta Campaign; Battle of Resaca; Battle of Kennesaw Mountain; Battle of Peachtree Creek; the Siege of Atlanta; Battle of Jonesboro; Sherman's March to the Sea; Carolinas Campaign; and Battle of Bentonville. REFERENCES: DORN Ill 325; NEVINS I, pg 88: "Based on a diary, and written immediately after the events it describes, this work is excellent for Sherman's 1864-1865 campaign". COULTER 163: "Based on a diary and written immediately after the war, it is an excellent commentary on methods of warfare practiced in Georgia and the Carolinas. It deals also with natural features of the country, the state of civilization, and sentiments of the people. Fleharty, a resident of Galesburg, Illinois, was sergeant major in the 102nd Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteers.". N° de ref. del artículo 1022061

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