In camp and battle with the Washington artillery /
[William Miller Owen].
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| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gretna, La. :
Pelican,
1998.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Notes: | Publisher's note to the second edition, June 1964: "In camp and battle with the Washington artillery by William Miller Owen, first published in 1885 by Ticknor and Company of Boston, is now being reissued in a limited edition. This is an exact reproduction of the original with the addition of three illustrations (The Washington artillery at the Battle of Fort gregg, the portrait of the author, and the 1858 arsenal of the Washington artillery), the list of the present-day officers and an introduction by Kenneth Urquhart"--Page [ii]. Reprint. Previously published under title: In camp and battle with the Washington artillery of New Orleans : a narrative of events during the late Civil War from Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort. Louisiana : Pelican, 1964. Includes bibliographical references and index. At Marye's Heights, on December 13, 1862, saw Irish fighting Irish. As the Irish Brigade surged forward, the Washington artillery, near the crest of the Heights, with its own Irish volunteers, awaited the charge. Owen described the scene below : "bearing aloft the green flag with the golden harp of Ireland, those brave fellows came between five -and-twenty paces of the stone-wall and encountered such a fire of shot, shell, canister, and musketry as no command was ever known to live through." Hundreds of the Brigade died in this valiant but futile attempt. Physical description: xxxii, 467 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm Added title page title: In camp and battle with the Washington artillery of New Orleans : a narrative of events during the late Civil War from Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort Added title page title: Narrative of events during the late Civil War from Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort more |
| ISBN: | 9781565544338 1565544331 |
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