A Yankee regiment in Confederate Louisiana : the 31st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Gulf South

Author/Creator:

Lowenthal, Larry, author

Publication/Creation:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

A Yankee regiment in Confederate Louisiana : the 31st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Gulf South / Larry Lowenthal

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 31st (1861-1865)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories
Louisiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Born in Controversy: 1861-February 1862 -- A Perilous Journey: February-April 1862 -- On the Mississippi: April-May 1862 -- The Occupation of New Orleans: May-August 1862 -- A Regiment Divided: August-December 1862 -- A Devious Route to Port Hudson: January-May 1863 -- The Attack on Port Hudson: May-July 1863 -- Mounted Warriors: July 1863-February 1864 -- The Red River Campaign: February-June 1864 -- The Red River Blame Game: December 1864-March 1865 -- Guerilla Warfare: June 1864-February 1865 -- Mobile and Home: March-October 1865.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-327) and index.

Summary:

"The 31st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of only a handful of New England units to serve in Louisiana and the Gulf region during the Civil War, and, of those, it remained there the longest. Its soldiers, most of whom were impressionable young men from small towns in central and western Massachusetts, assumed numerous roles, functioning as infantry, cavalry, and mounted infantry when needed. The regiment operated as an army of occupation; participated in siege warfare at Port Hudson, Louisiana; marched and fought in long field operations such as the Red River campaign; engaged in guerrilla warfare; and garrisoned coastal defense fortifications. It also had the distinction of being the first Federal unit to enter and occupy New Orleans"--

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xv, 338 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936991418202486

ISBN:

9780807171905
0807171905

OCLC Number:

1097312843

Barcode:

010003164766