This fascinating narrative tells the story of a remarkable regiment at the center of Civil War history. The real-life adventure emerges from accounts of scores of soldiers who served in the 4th Michigan Infantry, gleaned from their diaries, letters, and memoirs; the reports of their officers and commanders; the stories by journalists who covered them; and the recollections of the Confederates who fought against them. The book includes tales of life in camp, portraying the Michigan soldiers as everyday people—recounting their practical jokes, illnesses, political views, personality conflicts, comradeship, and courage.
The book also tells the true story of what happened to Colonel Harrison Jeffords and the 4th Michigan when the regiment marched into John Rose's wheat field on a sweltering early July evening at Gettysburg. Beyond the myths and romanticized newspaper stories, this account presents the historical evidence of Jeffords's heroic, yet tragic, hand-to-hand struggle for his regiment's U.S. flag.
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The 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. We Will Strive to Do Our Duty as American Soldiers
- Chapter 2. The Loss Is Great, the Confusion Greater
- Chapter 3. McClellan Moves Slow but Sure
- Chapter 4. We Shall Go into the Storm of Battle with Brave Hearts
- Chapter 5. A Whirlwind of Bullets, Yells, and Shrieks
- Chapter 6. At It We Went Tooth and Nail
- Chapter 7. The Sight Was Horrible and One I Hope I Never See Again
- Chapter 8. Three Cheers for Colonel Jeffords
- Chapter 9. Christ How the Canister Flew
- Chapter 10. They Were Soon on All Sides of Us
- Chapter 11. We Have Seen a Pretty Hard Campaign
- Chapter 12. They Say Let the War Go On
- Chapter 13. I Am Well but Don't Know How Long
- Chapter 14. The Regiment Is in a Bad Situation at Present
- Chapter 15. We Have Broke the Backbone of the Rebellion
- Chapter 16. I Saw Passing a Great Army
- Roster of the 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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