Glory Was Not Their Companion: The Twenty-Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

by Paul Taylor and Paul Taylor

Recruited primarily from the gentle farmlands of central New York, the men of the Twenty-Sixth New York Volunteer Infantry were among the first to answer their nation's call during the Civil War. Death soon wrapped its cold arms around the regiment, whose losses were great. More often than not the Twenty-Sixth was placed in difficult or impossible tactical situations, which resulted in their being forced to leave the field in disorder. They did...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786449241
• ISBN13: 9780786449248
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher