The Seventh Regiment: A Record

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Author

Wood, George L., 1837-1867

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Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864) -- History

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eBook-No.

44783

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44783

Release Date

January 28, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SEVENTH REGIMENT: A RECORD.
2. 2.AUTHOR'S PREFACE.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. The fall of Sumter. — Civil war begun. — Preparations by the South. — Nobility.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. The President's call for troops. — Organization of the Seventh. — Its departure for Camp Dennison. — Its reorganization and departure for the field.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. The pursuit of General Wise. — Tyler ordered to menace Gauley Bridge and threaten Wise's communications.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. The skirmish at Cross Lanes. — Gallant conduct and final escape of the Seventh Regiment.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. Reflections on the Skirmish at Cross Lanes. — Battle of Carnifex Ferry.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. Charleston and the Kanawha Valley. — A double murder. — Colonel Tyler assumes command of the post.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. Floyd establishes batteries on Cotton Hill. — Driven off by the forces of general Cox. — Benham's failure to intercept his retreat. — His pursuit. — Skirmish at McCoy's Mills. — His final escape.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. Reflections on the Institution of Slavery.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. The Seventh ordered to the East. — Expedition to Blue's Gap. — Skirmish on the Blooming pike.
14. 14.CHAPTER X. Gallantry of Lieutenant O'Brien. — Death of General Lander. — The Seventh escort his remains. — The occupation of Winchester.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. A Reconnoissance to Strasburg. — Battle of Winchester. — Utter defeat and rout of Jackson's army.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. General Shields' anxiety for laurels. — Summing up of the battle. — Losses in the Seventh.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. Pursuit of Jackson up the Valley. — March to Fredericksburg, and return to Front Royal.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. The march on Waynesboro'. — Two brigades encounter Jackson at Port Republic, and after five hours' fighting are compelled to fall back.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. Battle of Cedar Mountain. — Gallantry of the regiment, and terrible loss.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. The regiment goes into camp at Alexandria, but is soon ordered to the front. — Battle of Antietam.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. The march to Dumfries. — Skirmish with Hampton's cavalry, in which they are badly defeated by a much inferior force.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. The regiment ordered to the front. — Battle of Chancellorsville.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. Accompanies the grand army into Pennsylvania. — Battle of Gettysburg.
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. After reaching the Rapidan it goes to Governor's Island. — After its return it accompanies Hooker's corps to the Western department.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. The Seventh joins Grant's army. — The battles of Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, and Ringgold.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. The advance towards Atlanta. — Skirmishing. — Homeward march. — Its reception. — Muster out.
27. 27.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
28. 28.OUR DEAD.
29. 29.Footnotes

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