This book is to honor the sacrifices and courage shown by the 42nd Indiana Infantry in their military campaigns during the Civil War from their organization in 1861, until final victory in April 1865.

Auszug. � Genehmigter Nachdruck. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

The Story of the Forty-Second Indiana Infantry, 1861-65.

By Bruce V. Jones

AuthorHouse

Preface, ix, 
Chapter 1 Camp Vanderburgh to Kentucky, 1, 
Chapter 2 Wartrace to Perryville, 12, 
Chapter 3 Battle of Perryville, 29, 
Chapter 4 Battle of Stones River, 52, 
Chapter 5 Tullahoma to the Tennessee River, 76, 
Chapter 6 Battle of Chickamauga, 87, 
Chapter 7 Battle Above the Clouds, 112, 
Chapter 8 Missionary Ridge, 121, 
Chapter 9 Atlanta Campaign, 142, 
Chapter 10 Marching Through Georgia, 172, 
Chapter 11 March through the Carolinas!, 193, 
Chapter 12 Victory!, 207, 
Chapter 13 Boys in Blue Return, 219, 
In Closing, 237, 
Bibliography, 289, 
About the Author, 295,

CHAPTER 1

Camp Vanderburgh to Kentucky

When Lincoln is elected to the presidency on November 6, 1860, it sets off a strong reaction by the southern powerbrokers who view him as a threat to the institution of slavery. Slavery is the lifeblood of the southern economy. Secession documents are quickly passed in a number of the southern states before Lincoln is sworn into office on March 4, 1861. Throughout the South, federal armories have been seized in some cases even before a state has seceded. Things are brought to a head on April 13 at 4:30 a.m. when Confederate President Jefferson Davis orders the firing on Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor to commence. Running low on supplies fort commander Major Anderson surrenders. T his sets off America's bloodiest war.

The North and South are not prepared for war in 1861. The US Army of 1861 consists of 16,000 men of 198 regimental companies scattered across the nation in 79 different posts. There are 183 companies out on the frontier leaving the remainder to guard the Canadian border and the sea coasts. When war breaks out, 270 out of the 1,108 officer corps resign and join the Confederacy. Some of America's finest officers are in that group of 270. Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet, despite long careers in the US Army are in that group of 270. Only a scant few hundred of the more than 15,000 enlisted ranks goes over to the Confederacy. In impressive fashion, the US Army will see over 2 million men serve in its ranks over the next four years. Almost half of these will be serving in the field at the same time during April of 1865.

Reaction in Evansville to Ft. Sumter:

When the news of Ft. Sumter arrives in Evansville, Indiana, it causes war fever. Businesses temporarily close throughout the city. A young prosecutor James M. Shanklin (25 years old) is in court for a Grand Jury proceeding when he is notified of the news. He stands up and addresses the court:

Gentlemen, there is no more business for the Grand Jury today, and with the consent of the court, Judge Parrott, I feel it my duty to request that the Grand Jury and court adjourn. At this moment matters of grave importance await every patriot. Fort Sumter has been fired upon, the flag dishonored, and all loyal eyes and hearts are turned in that direction. I, for one, shall enter the conflict in defense of my country's flag.

Shanklin is a native of Evansville, Indiana coming from a prominent family. He was born on January 24, 1836. In his pre-war days he attended Wabash College and the University of Michigan ultimately leaving his studies. He tried a hand at the timber business in Michigan but then moved west into the Kansas and Nebraska Territories. He moved back to Evansville shortly before the war and was elected prosecutor. With Lincoln's call out for troops, Shanklin enlists and will be rewarded for his recruiting efforts with the commission of Major for the Forty-second Indiana.

With the shelling of Ft. Sumter, President Lincoln asks the states to provide 75,000 militia to put down the rebellion. On April 17 Virginia refuses to supply troops against its fellow southern state and secedes from the Union. That same day in Evansville, a big rally is held at the Court House where Attorney Conrad Baker gives a very rousing speech for the Union. With three cheers for the Union and the flag, the rally breaks up. James Shanklin, a very entertaining and enthusiastic speaker begins to recruit from the surrounding counties.

By the time of the firing on Ft. Sumter, South Carolina had been joined in rapid secession by Mississippi on January 9, Florida on the 10th, Alabama on the 11th, Georgia on the 19th, and Louisiana on the 26th. Texas announced its secession on February 1. The new call for troops not only prompts Virginia but many of the previously undecided Upper South states also to secede as well. In North Carolina the committed Unionist congressman Zebulon Vance is giving a pro-Union speech when given news of Lincoln's call for troops. He immediately stops in mid-speech and asks for those assembled to volunteer to defend South Carolina. A secessionist convention is convened, and on May 20th North Carolina officially joins the Confederacy. Arkansas had already seceded on May 6. The last state to secede, Tennessee, does so on June 8.

Then on July 21, the North and South meet at Manassas, Virginia, just outside of Washington. In the first battle of the war, it is a Federal disaster as the South routs the Union forces, which had appeared to be on the verge of winning when Confederates dressed in blue uniforms flank attack setting off chaos in the Union lines. The Union retreat is pure panic, and the soldiers don't stop until they reach Washington itself. They are nothing more than an undisciplined armed mob.... those that kept their rifles during the retreat anyways. Lincoln and the congress realize now that this is going to be a long war.

Lincoln issues a call for troops and Congress quickly passes legislation calling for 500,000 volunteers to preserve the Union. The call to preserve the Union, not yet 75 years old, is a powerful message. All across the north, recruiting offices are set up and become swamped to the point that volunteers have to be turned away in some cases.

Shanklin wastes no time and immediately starts his recruitment tour making it as far north as Daviess County. Washington, Indiana, newspaperman Spillard F. Horrall describes Shanklin's appearance there in early September in the regimental history of 1892. He wrote:

[Shanklin] was a tall, angular figure, having a pleasant voice, of great volume, however, when fully aroused." He is known as a "War Democrat." With only a few hours notice, the city turns out in large numbers to hear him speak. "It was soon after sunset that Mr. Shanklin mounted a dry-goods box, southwest corner Main and Third streets, and began to get in readiness for the speech. Meantime, men and women, to the number of from 1,200 to 1,500, had collected [a large assembly people for the town then] and the speaker began.

Speaking to the citizens of Washington, Shanklin speaks to the firing on Ft. Sumter and its insult to the American flag and national honor. He speaks of the dangers of disunion and its bad consequences. Horrall who is in the crowd stated that "he had not spoken five minutes before the people, men and women, began to press together to where people couldn't pass through." Shanklin quotes Andrew Jackson's response to South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun during the 1832 secession crisis, "The Union, it must and shall be preserved. Tell Calhoun to stop, or, by the Eternal, I'll hang them all higher than Hamen." The crowd cheered throughout Shanklin's speech. Within 20 days,...

��ber diesen Titel� kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Anbieterinformationen

Hello! Ria Christie Collections is an online venture that was initially set up in 2012 to sell books. We do not have a physical high street store. We are professional online booksellers. We only sell brand new books in perfect condition that we source from various suppliers and the publishers. Primarily, our aim is to provide an excellent service to all our customers. We always work as a team to achieve this. Our other objectives are to: 1. Ensure that all our products reach their destination quickly in a safe and secure manner 2. Answer to all our customer queries within 24 hours 3. Ensure that our customers are happy with their purchases 4. Provide all the items at a competitive price 5. Always listen to our customers Ria Christie Collections is not a registered company. It is a Sole Trader venture. Other key information is shown below: Contact Person Name: Rakesh Luchmun (Mr) Storefront Name: Ria Christie Collections Place of Establishment Address: Suite B; ARUN House; ARUN Building Arundel Road Uxbridge UB8 2RR United Kingdom E-Mail Address: riachristie@hotmail.co.uk VAT Number: GB 160 5650 25 We always work hard and aim to comply with all of Abebooks Policies. If you have any issues, please do not hesitate to write to us whether before or after a purchase. We promise to reply to you promptly and, in any case, within 24 hours. Thank you kindly! Yours sincerely Mr Rakesh Luchmun (Founder) and the Ria Christie Collections Team

Zur Homepage des Verk�ufers

Unternehmensdaten des Verk�ufers

Ryefield Investments Limited
175 Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NL, United Kingdom

Gesch�ftsbedingungen und Versandinformationen

Verkaufsbedingungen

All Returns and Refund are as per Abebooks policies.

Widerrufsrecht

Wenn Sie Verbraucher sind, k�nnen Sie gem�� den folgenden Bestimmungen vom Vertrag zur�cktreten. Verbraucher ist jede nat�rliche Person, die zu Zwecken handelt, die nicht ihrer kaufm�nnischen, gewerblichen, k�nstlerischen oder beruflichen T�tigkeit zugerechnet werden k�nnen.

Informationen zum Widerrufsrecht

Gesetzliches Widerrufsrecht

Sie haben das Recht, den Vertrag innerhalb von 14 Tagen ohne Angabe von Gr�nden zu widerrufen.

Die Widerrufsfrist betr�gt 14 Tage ab dem Tag, an dem Sie oder ein von Ihnen benannter Dritter, der nicht der Transporteur ist, die letzte Ware oder den letzten Posten oder das letzte Exemplar in Besitz genommen hat.

Um das Widerrufsrecht auszu�ben, f�llen Sie auf unserer Website unter „Meine Eink�ufe" in „Mein Nutzerkonto" eine eindeutige Erkl�rung elektronisch aus und senden Sie sie ab. Wir werden Ihnen unverz�glich eine Best�tigung �ber den Eingang eines solchen Widerrufs auf einem dauerhaften Datentr�ger (z. B. per E-Mail) �bermitteln.

Um die Widerrufsfrist einzuhalten, reicht es aus, dass Sie Ihre Mitteilung �ber die Aus�bung des Widerrufsrechts vor Ablauf der Widerrufsfrist absenden.

Auswirkungen des Widerrufs

Wenn Sie diesen Vertrag widerrufen, erstatten wir Ihnen alle Zahlungen, die wir von Ihnen erhalten haben, einschlie�lich der Lieferkosten (mit Ausnahme der zus�tzlichen Kosten, die entstehen, wenn Sie eine andere Art der Lieferung als die von uns angebotene g�nstigste Standardlieferung gew�hlt haben).

Wir k�nnen einen Abzug von der R�ckerstattung f�r den Wertverlust der gelieferten Waren vornehmen, wenn der Verlust auf eine unn�tige Behandlung durch Sie zur�ckzuf�hren ist.

Wir werden die R�ckerstattung unverz�glich und nicht sp�ter als 14 Tage nach dem Tag vornehmen, an dem wir �ber Ihre Entscheidung, diesen Vertrag zu widerrufen, informiert wurden.

F�r die R�ckerstattung verwenden wir dasselbe Zahlungsmittel, das Sie f�r die urspr�ngliche Transaktion verwendet haben, es sei denn, Sie haben ausdr�cklich etwas anderes vereinbart; in keinem Fall werden Ihnen aufgrund einer solchen R�ckerstattung Geb�hren berechnet.

Wir k�nnen die R�ckzahlung verweigern, bis wir die Waren wieder zur�ckerhalten haben oder Sie den Nachweis erbracht haben, dass Sie die Waren zur�ckgesandt haben, je nachdem, was eher eintritt.

Sie m�ssen die Waren unverz�glich und in jedem Fall sp�testens 14 Tage ab dem Tag, an dem Sie uns �ber den Widerruf dieses Vertrags unterrichten, an Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom, zur�cksenden oder �bergeben. Die Frist ist eingehalten, wenn Sie die Ware vor Ablauf der Frist von 14 Tagen zur�cksenden. Sie m�ssen die direkten Kosten der R�cksendung der Waren tragen. Sie haften nur f�r einen etwaigen Wertverlust der Waren, der auf eine Behandlung zur�ckzuf�hren ist, die nicht zur Pr�fung der Art, Eigenschaften und Funktionsweise der Waren erforderlich ist.

Ausnahmen vom Widerrufsrecht

Das Widerrufsrecht gilt nicht f�r:

Die Lieferung von Zeitungen, Zeitschriften oder Magazinen mit Ausnahme von Abonnementvertr�gen; und
Die Lieferung digitaler Inhalte, die nicht auf einem physischen Medium (z. B. auf einer CD oder DVD) geliefert werden, wenn Sie bei Ihrer Bestellung akzeptiert haben, dass wir mit der Lieferung beginnen k�nnen und dass Sie nach Beginn der Lieferung den Vertrag nicht mehr widerrufen k�nnen.

Versandbedingungen

Orders usually ship within 2 business days. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Thank you!

Versandkosten von Vereinigtes K�nigreich nach USA

Versandkosten von Vereinigtes K�nigreich nach USA
Bestellmenge	6 bis 12�Werktage	6 bis 12�Werktage
Erster Artikel	EUR 13.94	EUR 13.94

Die Versandzeiten werden von den Verk�uferinnen und Verk�ufern festgelegt. Sie variieren je nach Versanddienstleister und Standort. Sendungen, die den Zoll passieren, k�nnen Verz�gerungen unterliegen. Eventuell anfallende Abgaben oder Geb�hren sind von der K�uferin bzw. dem K�ufer zu tragen. Die Verk�uferin bzw. der Verk�ufer kann Sie bez�glich zus�tzlicher Versandkosten kontaktieren, um einen m�glichen Anstieg der Versandkosten f�r Ihre Artikel auszugleichen.