Colonels in Blue--Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary - Softcover

Hunt, Roger D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786473185 ISBN 13: 9780786473182

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2014

Synopsis

This book is the fifth volume in a series documenting the colonels of the Civil War Union army who did not advance beyond that rank. Presented in this volume are the colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. A brief biographical sketch of each is included, providing a synopsis of each one's Civil War service followed by pertinent details of their life history.

Accompanying the biographical sketches are photographs of most of the colonels. Preceding the biographical sketches for each state is a roster of that state's colonels, in regimental order, including those promoted to brigadier general and brevet brigadier general, whose lives are documented in other reference works. A bibliography of reference sources allows for examination of the lives of the colonels in more detail. The work is fully indexed.

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Review:

"Of value...a great Civil War resource"--Civil War News; "many people consider Hunt a national treasure for his pioneer work documenting high-ranking Union officers...an indispensable research tool for any serious student of the Civil War"--Military Images; "research is impeccable...highly recommended"--ARBA; "excellent...invaluable for serious students of the war, often amusing reading for the casual historian, and a gold mine for genealogical researchers"--The NYMAS Review; "excellent.... Frequently, Hunt's entries are the only biographical treatment available for many of these officers...invaluable for serious students of the war, often amusing reading for the casual historian and a gold mine for genealogical researchers"--StrateyPage.

About the Author:

Roger D. Hunt, a retired software engineer, has published works on Union colonels from the New England states, New York, and Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic states. He lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0786473185
• ISBN 13: 9780786473182
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260