In the Very Thickest of the Fight: The Civil War Service of the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

by Steve Raymond

The 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment took the field under command of a lackadaisical colonel who was frequently absent and feuded with his own officers and superiors. Distrusted by senior officers, the 78th became a regiment that was always left behind--until its own officers forced their reluctant colonel to resign. His replacement was a forceful leader who turned the regiment into a crack fighting outfit that performed heroically in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762782838
• ISBN13: 9780762782833
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"