The Seventh West Virginia Infantry: An Embattled Union

The Seventh West Virginia Infantry: An Embattled Union Regiment from the Civil War's Most Divided State

Though calling itself â€œThe Bloody Seventhâ€ after only a few minor skirmishes, the Seventh West Virginia Infantry earned its nickname many times over during the course of the Civil War. Fighting in more battles and suffering more losses than any other West Virginia regiment, the unit was the most embattled Union regiment in the most divided state in the war. Its story, as it unfolds in this book, is a key chapter in the history of West Virginia, the only state created as a direct result of the Civil War. It is also the story of the citizen soldiers, most of them from Appalachia, caught up in the bloodiest conflict in American history.

The Seventh West Virginia fought in the major campaigns in the eastern theater, from Winchester, Antietam, and Fredericksburg to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Petersburg. Weaving military, social, and political history, The Seventh West Virginia Infantry details strategy, tactics, battles, campaigns, leaders, and the travails of the rank and file. It also examines the circumstances surrounding events, mundane and momentous alike such as the soldiersâ€™ views on the Emancipation Proclamation, West Virginia Statehood, and Lincolnâ€™s re-election. The product of decades of research, the book uses statistical analysis to profile the Seventhâ€™s soldiers from a socio-economic, military, medical, and personal point of view; even as its authors consult dozens of primary sources, including soldiersâ€™ living descendants, to put a human face on these â€œsons of the mountains.â€ The result is a multilayered view, unique in its scope and depth, of a singular Union regiment on and off the Civil War battlefieldâ€”its beginnings, its role in the war, and its place in history and memory.
Country USA
Brand University Press of Kansas
Manufacturer University Press of Kansas
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-03-15
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780700627530

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of Kansas
Manufacturer	University Press of Kansas
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-03-15
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780700627530

The Seventh West Virginia Infantry: An Embattled Union Regiment from the Civil War's Most Divided State

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