Fight all day, march all night : a Medal of Honor recipient's story / / Wayne Mahood

• Autore: Mahood Wayne
• Pubblicazione: Albany, N.Y., : Excelsior Editions, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/8092; B
• Soggetto topico: Medal of Honor; Soldiers - New York (State) - Penn Yan
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography; New York (State) History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography; Penn Yan (N.Y.) Biography
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Fight All Day, March All Night: A Medal of Honor Recipientâ€?s Story""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: “How I Would Like to Lead Such a Regiment as This to Battleâ€?""; ""Chapter 2: “Oh, That We Could Fightâ€?""; ""Chapter 3: “Morris is a Heroâ€? The Battle of Gettysburg""; ""Chapter 4: “ â€?I Rallied on the Rightâ€?â€?Charged â€?Bayonetsâ€? â€?""; ""Chapter 5: “You Can Bet We Are Going to Have a Terrible Battleâ€?: Spring 1864""; ""Chapter 6: “Fight All Day and March All Nightâ€?"" ; ""Chapter 7: “Anyone Who Comes Out of This Campaign Alive is a Very Fortunate Being. . . .â€?""""Chapter 8: “Oh, My Poor Poor Brotherâ€?""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1862 twenty-one-year-old Morris Brown Jr. left his studies at Hamilton College to take up the Union cause. He quickly rose in rank from sergeant major to captain and acting regimental commander for the 126th New York Volunteers. In letters written to his family in Penn Yan, New York, Brown describes his experiences at war: the unseemly carping between fellow officers, the fear that gripped men facing battle, and the longing to return home. Brown's letters also reveal an ambitious young man who not only wanted recognition but also wanted to assure himself of a financial future. Above all, this is the story of a courageous young man, told mostly in his own words. Few Civil War soldiers were as articulate as Morris Brown Jr., fewer served in a regiment that saw so much combat, still fewer commanded a regiment at such a young age, and even fewer were recognized by the newly minted Medal of Honor.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fight all day, march all night
• ISBN: 1-4384-4508-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808180103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Excelsior Editions