THE 24TH WISCONSIN INFANTRY IN THE CIVIL WAR: THE BIOGRAPHY OF A REGIMENT

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Formed in the summer of 1862 the 24th Wisconsin Infantry participated in many major battles of the Western theater earning a reputation as a brave hard-fighting unit. Unlike other unit histories this book makes no attempt as the author freely admits to provide "an objective history" of the regiment. Rather the book digs deeper following the personal stories of the soldiers themselves providing hundreds of individual vignettes that taken together paint a vivid picture of the life of a Union soldier. Includes the personal stories of members of the 24th including Arthur McArthur the father of General Douglas MacArthur.