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UNINA9910462085003321 |
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Autore |
Fritsch James T (James Thomas), <1959-> |
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Titolo |
The untried life [[electronic resource] ] : the Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War / / James T. Fritsch |
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Athens, Ohio, : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (539 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - Ohio |
Electronic books. |
Ohio History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
Ohio History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. "Madly from their spheres" : the long road into battle -- pt. 2. With the Eastern armies -- pt. 3. With the Western armies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Told in unflinching detail, this is the story of the Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Giddings Regiment or the Abolition Regiment, after its founder, radical abolitionist Congressman J. R. Giddings. The men who enlisted in the Twenty-Ninth OVI were, according to its lore, handpicked to ensure each was as pure in his antislavery beliefs as its founder. Whether these soldiers would fight harder than other soldiers, and whether the people of their hometowns would remain devoted to the ideals of the regiment, were questions that could only be tested by the experiment of w |
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