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Brandt, Dennis W., 1946-

From home guards to heroes the 87th Pennsylvania and its Civil War community / [electronic resource] : Dennis W. Brandt. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. - xx, 274 p. : ill., maps, ports. - Shades of blue and gray series . - Shades of blue and gray series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.

Seeds -- Initial test : April-July 1861 -- Genesis -- The rank and file -- Commanders and their companies -- Discipline problems -- Desertion -- Mine Run, military law, and Andrew B. Smith -- South-central Pennsylvania and race -- Winter camp, the Overland Campaign, and Petersburg -- Monocacy -- Final days of war -- Postwar politics and reunions -- Epilogue: Two tales of closure.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 87th (1861-1865)
United States. Army --Military life--History--19th century.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Soldiers--History--Pennsylvania--York County--19th century.
Soldiers--History--Pennsylvania--Adams County--19th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Pennsylvania--History--Regimental histories.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Regimental histories.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Pennsylvania--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Pennsylvania--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: E527.5 87th / .B73 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 973.7/448