The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown’s Hanging to Appomattox, 1859-1865 (John Horn - CA) postcard New Bedford

New Bedford

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By: Caroline Janney

Embattled Freedom reveals as never before the everyday experiences of these refugees from slavery as they made their way through the vast landscape of army-supervised camps that emerged during the war

The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown’s Hanging to Appomattox, 1859-1865 (John Horn - CA) postcard New BedfordThe Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Browns Hanging to Appomattox, 1859 1865 by John Horn Winner, 2019, Unit History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award The 12th Virginia has an amazing history. John Wilkes Booth stood in the ranks of one of its future companies at John Browns hanging. The regiment refused to have Stonewall Jackson appointed its first colonel. Its men first saw