Gracie's Alabama Volunteers
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Gracie's Alabama Volunteers

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Gracie's Alabama Volunteers

About this book

Using authentic letters, the author chronicles the experiences of the men who fought in the 59th Alabama Volunteer Regiment throughout the Civil War.

The 59th Alabama Volunteer Regiment originated in the spring of 1862 as Hilliard's Alabama Legion. Its volunteers ranged from sixteen to sixty years old; many were illiterate; very few owned slaves. After the harrowing battle at Chickamauga, the legion was reformed under the dynamic, New York-born Brig. Gen. Archibald Gracie

Gracie led them during the battle of Beans Station and throughout the harsh sojourn in Tennessee. Though he survived the battle of Richmond, Gracie was killed while his regiment was entrenched at Petersburg. His surviving men finished the war with the Army of Northern Virginia.

The author's great-great-grandfather, William Tate Burton, volunteered at the age of twenty-nine and was with Gracie's regiment for the entire war. When injuries kept him from active combat, he served the regiment in the demanding and dangerous role of teamster, or mule skinner, driving the heavy wagons filled with crucial artillery and other supplies.

Gracie's Alabama Volunteers includes vintage photographs, excerpts from soldiers' letters, and complete muster rolls for the regiment.

Praise for Gracie's Alabama Volunteers

"It is a well written, well researched, and a very informative regimental history." — Lake Charles American Press

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Information

Publisher
Pelican Publishing
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781589801165
eBook ISBN
9781455605248
Topic
History
Subtopic
American Civil War History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. GRACIE'S Alabama Volunteers
  5. CHAPTER I: The Volunteers
  6. CHAPTER II: Kentucky Bound
  7. CHAPTER III: The Battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863
  8. CHAPTER IV: The Battle of Beans Station
  9. CHAPTER V: Virginia
  10. CHAPTER VI: Desperation Road
  11. APPENDIX A: Paroles of the Fifty-ninth Alabama Regiment
  12. APPENDIX B: Campaigns and Battles of the Fifty-ninth Alabama Regiment
  13. APPENDIX C: Complete Muster Rolls of the Second Battalion, Hilliard's Alabama Legion and the Fifty-ninth Alabama Regiment
  14. Bibliography
  15. Contributors
  16. Index