02671nam 2200577 a 450 991081234610332120200520144314.01-58729-672-1(CKB)1000000000483595(EBL)843121(OCoLC)216935141(SSID)ssj0000158621(PQKBManifestationID)11137508(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158621(PQKBWorkID)10144939(PQKB)11315880(MdBmJHUP)muse8962(Au-PeEL)EBL843121(CaPaEBR)ebr10354593(MiAaPQ)EBC843121(EXLCZ)99100000000048359520070307e20071993 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom Blue Mills to Columbia Cedar Falls and the Civil War /Kenneth L. LyftogtUniversity of Iowa Press pbk. ed.Iowa City University of Iowa Press20071 online resource (201 p.)Originally published: Ames : Iowa State University Press, c1993.1-58729-611-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-181) and index.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; IndexHistorian 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.Cedar Falls (Iowa)History19th centuryCedar Falls (Iowa)History, Military19th centuryCedar Falls (Iowa)Social conditions19th centuryIowaHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865IowaHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspects977.7/02Lyftogt Kenneth1620130MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812346103321From Blue Mills to Columbia3952740UNINA