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PublisherStackpole Books
ISBN-100811739635
ISBN-139780811739634
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038875190
Product Key Features
Book TitleFirst for the Union : Life and Death in a Civil War Army Corps from Antietam to Gettysburg
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorDarin Wipperman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-942154
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal973.741
SynopsisFrom inside the book: The aggressive impulse meant the First Corps was in for a very tough day on July 1. In returns for June 30, the command had gained strength. There were 8,716 infantrymen and 687 officers present and equipped. The total of 9,403 reflected an increase of nearly 5 percent in ten days. Every man was about to be needed more than at any other point in the history of the corps. The men who had survived Sharpsburg the previous September likely never imagined the corps could lose more than twice as many men in one day. But such are the fates of war. Book jacket., First for the Union is a monumental history of the Army of the Potomac's First Corps--one of the finest corps in the entire Union army--well written and deftly told, an exciting story in itself and, like all great unit histories, one that is representative of the many other corps in the Union army., First for the Union is a monumental history of the Army of the Potomac's First Corps - one of the finest corps in the entire Union army - well written and deftly told, an exciting story in itself and, like all great unit histories, one that is representative of the many other corps in the Union army., The Army of the Potomac's First Corps was one of the best corps in the entire Union army. In September 1862, it was chosen to spearhead the Union attack at Antietam, fighting Stonewall Jackson's men in the Cornfield and at the Dunker Church. In July 1863 at Gettysburg, its men were the first Union infantry to reach the battle, where they relieved the cavalry and fought off the Confederate onslaught all day before retreating to Cemetery Hill. Their valiant stand west of Gettysburg saved the Union from disaster that day but came at great cost (60 percent casualties). The corps was disbanded the following spring, having bled itself out of existence. The First Corps' leadership included two generals who would rise to command the Army of the Potomac - Joseph Hooker and George Meade - and a third who refused that command, John Reynolds, often considered the best commander in the East until his death at Gettysburg. The corps was made up heavily of men from New York and Pennsylvania (including the famous Bucktails), with a handful of New England regiments and the Midwesterners of the Iron Brigade, perhaps the Civil War's most famous Union brigade. Corps histories remain one of the last gaps in Civil War military history. Hundreds of regimental histories have been written since war's end, many brigades have been covered, the armies have been explored... but corps remain relatively overlooked - not because they are an unimportant or unappealing subject, but because mastering the subject is so difficult, requiring knowledge of many commanders' careers, dozens of constituent units, and many battles. Few are willing to tackle the subject. Lucky for us, Darin Wipperman has taken on the task and produced a monumental history of the Army of the Potomac's First Corps, well written and deftly told, an exciting story in itself and, like all great unit histories, one that is representative of the many other corps in the Union army.
LC Classification NumberE493.1
