Our Regiment: A History of the 102nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
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FULL TITLE:OUR REGIMENT. A HISTORY 102ND ILLINOIS INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS; SKETCHES OF THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN,
THE GEORGIA RAID, AND THE CAMPAIGN of THE CAROLINAS.
by S. F. Fleharty
215 pgs.
The companies of the 102nd were raised in the counties of Knox, Mercer, Warren and Rock Island, during the month of August, 1802, and were brought together at Knoxville, 1ll., during the last week of the same month. Companies A, F, D, I, H and B were made up almost exclusively in Knox County. Companies C, E, K, and G were organized in Mercer. In the companies of Knox County, there were a few men from Warren, and in those from Mercer, there were a number from Rock Island County.
From the introduction...
The transition from the pursuits of peace - from the
quiet home life to the noisy camp of recruits was a
severe trial to many of the amateur warriors. From
beds of down, to beds of straw! From mahogany
tables to tables of rude boards! From the light and
excellent bread that " mother made," to the army substitute - "
hard-tack. O, yes! those were days of trial to
the raw recruit.
Days of labor, too - for the embryo officers prosecuted
the work of drilling and instructing the men with the
energy of those who believed the perpetuity of the Government
depended upon their individual exertions. And
with what supreme awe we looked upon a veteran officer -
and there were several of this class in camp; perchance
the heroes of one battle, and a three month's
term of service. Their word was law. Who then
would have dared to question their decision of any mooted
point in tactics?
This book gives a good account of the Atlanta and Carolinas campaign from a yankee perspective.
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