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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lowenthal, Larry, author.
Imprint:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Description:	xv, 338 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 31st (1861-1865) American Civil War (1861-1865) Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Louisiana. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12000007

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ISBN:	9780807171905 0807171905 9780807172490 9780807172476
Notes:	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"--
Other form:	Online version: Lowenthal, Larry. A Yankee regiment in Confederate Louisiana Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2019. 9780807172490

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.