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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812346103321

Autore

Lyftogt Kenneth

Titolo

From Blue Mills to Columbia : Cedar Falls and the Civil War / / Kenneth L. Lyftogt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2007

ISBN

1-58729-672-1

Edizione

[University of Iowa Press pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

977.7/02

Soggetti

Cedar Falls (Iowa) History 19th century

Cedar Falls (Iowa) History, Military 19th century

Cedar Falls (Iowa) Social conditions 19th century

Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865

Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Ames : Iowa State University Press, c1993.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-181) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. A Town on the Cedar; 2. The Pioneer Greys; 3. Missouri; 4. Home in Cedar Falls; 5. Shiloh; 6. The Cedar Falls Reserves; 7. Vicksburg; 8. A Third Summer; 9. Chattanooga; 10. Atlanta; 11. Marching Through Georgia; 12. Triumph and Tragedy; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Historian Kenneth Lyftogt introduces us to the volunteer soldiers of the Pioneer Grays and Cedar Falls Reserves infantry companies and in turn examines Iowa's role in the Civil War. Many of these soldiers served the Union for the duration of the war, from the early fighting in Missouri to Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Sherman's destructive marches through Georgia and the Carolinas. Their letters home are Lyftogt's primary sources, as are editorials and articles published in the Cedar Falls Gazette.