Westerners in Gray: The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment
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"extremely well researched and well written...this is an outstanding regimental history.... Highly recommended"
Book Description
Few infantry regiments in the Civil War compiled a more distinguished record than the Fifth Missouri. The unique blending of fiery Irish Confederates from St. Louis with rural pro-Southern Missourians forged an unshakable esprit de corps, making the unit the crack infantry regiment in the western sector. Most of Colonel James C. McCown's troops were young men in their 20s, and their good health and physical conditioning allowed them to carry out their "shock" missions throughout the region. From the perspective of the common soldiers and the unit's leaders the activities and battles of the Fifth Missouri are recounted here.
Westerners in Gray: The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment
Westerners in Gray: The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment,Phillip Thomas Tucker,McFarland & Company,0786400161,Army,Army.,Civil War, 1861-1865,Confederate States of America,Confederate States of America.,History,History - Military / War,History: American,Military - General,Military Combat Units,Military History - U.S. Civil War,Missouri,Missouri Infantry Regiment, 5t,Missouri Infantry Regiment, 5th,Reference,Regimental histories,United States,United States - Civil War
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