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In the First Line of Battle : The 12th Illinois Cavalry in the Civil War by Samuel M. Blackwell and Samuel M. Blackwell Jr. (2001, Hardcover)

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Title: In The First Line Of Battle. Language: English. Weight: 1.19 lbs. Number of Pages: 240. ISBN10: 0875802796. Publication Date: 2001-12-01. Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press.

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PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-100875802796

ISBN-139780875802794

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Product Key Features

Book TitleIn the First Line of Battle : the 12th Illinois Cavalry in the Civil War

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

Publication Year2001

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorSamuel M. Blackwell, Samuel M. Blackwell Jr.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-030469

Reviews""A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry."--Michigan Historical Review "Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war"--Journal of Illinois History", "A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry."-- Michigan Historical Review "Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war"-- Journal of Illinois History, "A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry."--Michigan Historical Review "Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war"--Journal of Illinois History, "A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry."- Michigan Historical Review "Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war"- Journal of Illinois History

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal973.7/473

Table Of ContentTable of Contents List of Maps Introduction 1. "Rally 'round the Flag" 2. "Drop Carbines!... Draw Sabres!... Charge!" 3. "Picket and Reconnaissance Duty" 4. Raids 5. Forcing the Rebels to Deploy 6. "Fighting the Rebs for Seven Days" 7. Search and Destroy 8. From Tennessee to Texas 9. Reconstruction in a Conquered Land Epilogue: Sound Taps Appendix: 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisFrom its first major engagement at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to the campaigns against Confederates in the swamps of occupied Louisiana, the 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry fought more than twenty battles in three theaters of combat. So great was the regiment's contribution to the Union victory that a monument at Gettysburg honors the unit for its place "in the first line of battle." The campaigns of the 12th Illinois reflect the larger shape of the war. In 1862 and early 1863, the 12th Illinois defended Union supply lines against the lightning raids of J. E. B. Stuart's Confederate Cavalry in Virginia and Maryland. In 1863, it helped to turn back the tide of the Confederate advance at Gettysburg. And in 1864-1865 the unit went on the offensive and raided deep into the Southern heartland as the Union pursued a strategy of "hard war." Drawing upon firsthand accounts from letters, diaries, memoirs, and official service records, Blackwell brings the soldiers of the 12th Illinois to life. As with other militia units in the heady first months of the war, the 12th Illinois assembled quickly, and its officers had at best only rudimentary military training. They were little prepared for the rigors of leading men into war or coping with desertions and horrific casualties. In the First Line of Battle tells the story of how the 12th Illinois Cavalry came through the war with its colors intact. Tracking the regiment from its first muster early in 1862 through its service in Texas during Reconstruction, Blackwell shows readers the war as it was lived by men who fought across the length and breadth of the Confederacy. Tracing the path of the 12th Illinois, he sheds new light on the role of the Union cavalry in the Civil War.

LC Classification NumberE505.6 12th.B58 2001