The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga

The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga
ISBN-10
1476634483
ISBN-13
9781476634487
Category
History
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2018-12-31
Publisher
McFarland
Author
John Cohassey

Description

“Definitive…essential”—Midwest Book Review. Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the untested 22nd Michigan Infantry helped to save General George H. Thomas’ right flank. Formed in 1862, the regiment witnessed slavery and encountered runaways in the border state of Kentucky, faced near starvation during the siege of Chattanooga and marched to Atlanta as General Thomas’ provost guard. This history explores the 22nd’s day-to-day experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The author describes the challenges faced by volunteer farm boys, shopkeepers, school teachers and lawyers as they faced death, disease and starvation on battlefields and in Confederate prisons.

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