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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.262 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Marching through Georgia... |
| Date | 1890 |
| Author | Hedley, Fenwick Yellowley (fl. 1884-1890) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Title continues... "Pen-Pictures of Every-Day Life in General Sherman's Army, from the Beginning of the Atlanta Campaign Until the Close of the War." Written by Hedley, who was adjutant of the 32nd Illinois Infantry and Member of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Illustrated by F.L. Stoddard. Published by Donohue, Henneberry & Co. at 407-425 Dearborn Street in Chicago. Was copyrighted by Hedley in 1884. Contains 28 illustrations throughout. Divided into 49 chapters and covers the years 1862-1865. Covers battles at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga before getting into the march through Georgia. Preface says it is "not intended as a tactical history of the campaign." Book is a memoir of day-to-day life in the army and provides detailed descriptions of how the army was supplied, the construction of corduroy roads, and the destruction of rail lines. Blue cloth cover. |
| Subjects | Battle Battle of Fort Henry Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Shiloh Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Chattanooga Sherman's March to the Sea Military Camp Military History Civil War Union Forces Confederate States of America Railroad Soldier's Diary |
| Place written | Chicago, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | I Nevins 103, Dornbusch (Ill.)157 (1885 ed.), Coulter 225. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 32nd Illinois Infantry |