August Willich's gallant Dutchmen : Civil War letters from the 32nd Indiana Infantry / translated and edited by Joseph R. Reinhart.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Civil War in the North.
Other Authors: Reinhart, Joseph R.
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Published: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Civil War in the North.
Subjects:
Willich, August.
United States. > Army. > Indiana Infantry Regiment, 32nd (1861-1865)
German American soldiers > Indiana > Correspondence.
German Americans > Indiana > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Indiana > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Indiana > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, German American.
Genre:
Correspondence.
Personal narratives.
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Physical Description:xiii, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Table of Contents also issued online.
Format: Electronic Book
Contents:
  • "Gather around the flag of freedom"
  • "They received a regular thrashing from the Germans"
  • "Now they push the Germans out of their place of honor"
  • "Today decides the fate of America"
  • "We 'Dutchmen' will win or perish"
  • "It is unpleasant for the men"
  • "The losses of the regiment"
  • "The Rebels poured death and destruction into our ranks"
  • "My center had to suffer a great deal"
  • "Set back but not conquered"
  • "Here it was about victory or death"
  • "We mourn a bitter and irreplaceable loss".