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Eyewitness Civil War testimony from a major American writerThis facsimile edition of Albion W. Tourge's regimental history of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was first published in 1896. Tourge, a lawyer and outspoken abolitionist from Williamsfield, Ohio, is best known for his semi-fictional novels about the reconstruction of the South following the Civil War, A Fool's Errand and Bricks Without Straw. Both critically acclaimed best sellers, the novels catapulted Tourge and his relentless efforts to secure equality for African Americans into the national spotlight.The Story of a Thousand also received a warm reception upon its publication, although it never achieved the level of recognition as his other works. Written at the behest of his former comrades in the 105th Ohio, The Story of a Thousand draws on Tourge's own wartime papers, as well as diaries, letters, and recollections of other veterans, to detail the remarkable story of the regiment during its campaigns in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and Sherman's March to the Sea. Tourge concentrates on the lives and experiences of the enlisted soldiers, describing the backgrounds of the men and how they rallied around the Union flag as citizen soldiers and also on discussions about the role of slavery as the impetus of the war. Tourge's concern for the common soldier prefigures the scholarship of twentieth-century historians, such as Bell Irvin Wiley, who devoted attention to the men in the ranks rather than the generals and politicians in charge.Historian Peter Luebke revives Albion W. Tourge's lost testimony of the war in this new edition of The Story of a Thousand. He includes an index and a scholarly introduction that draws on extensive research to describe the writing, production, and reception of the book. Luebke also places the work in the context of recent Civil War scholarship. The inclusion of famed illustrator Frederic Remington's engravings, which accompanied the book's excerpts appearing in The Cosmopolitan magazine in 1894 and 1895, also enhances the text.Scholars, students, and enthusiasts of the Civil War and Ohio history are sure to enjoy this military account by one of Reconstruction's harshest and most articulate critics.

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Publié par	The Kent State University Press
Date de parution	05 janvier 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781631010149
Langue	English
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THE STORY OF A THOUSAND .
CIVIL WAR IN THE NORTH
Series Editor, Lesley J. Gordon, University of Akron
ADVISORY BOARD
William Blair, Pennsylvania State University
Peter S. Carmichael, Gettysburg College
Stephen D. Engle, Florida Atlantic University
J. Matthew Gallman, University of Florida
Elizabeth Leonard, Colby College
Elizabeth Varon, University of Virginia
Joan Waugh, University of California Los Angeles
THE STORY OF A THOUSAND,
Being a History of the Service of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Union, from August 21, 1862, to June 6, 1865
ALBION W. TOURGÉE
EDITED BY PETER C. LUEBKE
THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS Kent, Ohio
© 2011 by The Kent State University Press, Kent, Ohio 44242
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2011030818
ISBN 978-1-60635-102-4
Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tourgée, Albion Winegar, 1838–1905.
The story of a thousand: being a history of the service of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Union, from August 21, 1862, to June 6, 1865 / Albion W. Tourgée; edited by Peter C. Luebke.
p. cm. — (Civil War in the North)
Originally published: Buffalo: S. McGerald & Son, 1896.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60635-102-4 (hardcover: alk. paper) ∞
1. United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 105th (1862–1865) 2. Ohio—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Regimental histories. 3. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Regimental histories. I. Luebke, Peter C., 1983–
II. Title.
E525.5105th .T68 2011
973.7'471—dc23
2011030818
British Library Cataloging-in-Publication data are available.
15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1
CONTENTS List of Illustrations Introduction Preface I. The Muster In II. The Cause of Strife III. Recruiting IV. The Rank and File V. The Sword Bearers VI. The Theater of War VII. On Southern Soil VIII. The Hell-March IX. The School of Double-duty X. The Baptism of Fire XI. Between the Acts XII. A Stirring Winter XIII. A Midwinter Campaign XIV. Gobbled XV. Milton XVI. A Midsummer Jaunt XVII. A Wasted Opportunity XVIII. A Tumultuous Sabbath XIX. The Ebb of Battle XX. The Siege of Chattanooga XXI. Battle of Lookout Mountain XXII. Battle of Missionary Ridge XXIII. After Missionary Ridge XIV. The Battle Summer XXV. In Pursuit of Hood XXVI. “From Atlanta to the Sea” XXVII. The Guidons Point Northward XXVIII. Our Foragers XXIX. The End of Strife XXX. The Homestretch XXXI. Religious Character XXXII. Thirty Years After Itinerary APPENDIX I. Report of Colonel Albert S. Hall II. Concerning Cannon Captured III. Extract from the Report of Major-General Absalom Baird on the Atlanta Campaign IV. Extract from the Report of Col. Gleason on the Atlanta Campaign V. Copy of Discharge from Naval Service VI. Farewell Order of General Sherman VII. Biographical Sketch, Wm. O. Smith VIII. Explanation of Roster and Tables Roster and Tables Index
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Albert S. Hall
Jerry Whetstone, Co. H.
Col. William R. Tolles
Col. George T. Perkins
Maj. Charles G. Edwards
Capt. George L. Riker
Corp. Wm. O. Smith, Co. K.
Capt. Alfred G. Wilcox
Corp. Luman G. Griste
Private C. K. Radcliffe, Co. F.
Marshall W. Wright, R. Q. M.
Sergt Joseph R. Warner, Co. G.
William J. Gibson, Corn. Sergt
Corp. Robt. A. Rowlee, Co. C.
Sergt. John F. Humiston, Co. E.
Corp. Bliss Morse, Co. D.
The Quartermaster
Lieut. H. H. Cumings, 1863
Adjt. A. M. Robbins
Capt. L. Dwight Kee
Capt. H. H. Cumings
Corp. N. L. Gage
H. E. Paine, Musician
“A Veteran”
Capt. Riker, 1863
Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds
Lieut. Henry Adams
Capt. Ephraim Kee
Lieut. Albert Dickerman
Capt. Byron W. Canfield
Lieut. Alonzo Chubb
Sergt. L. N. Parker, 1863
Comrade L. Newton Parker
Surgeon John Turnbull
Capt. Andrew D. Braden
M. L. Maynard, Mus
“Soldiers Three”
Gen. George H. Thomas
Col. Edward A. King
Capt. E. Abbott Spaulding
Sergt. Benj. T. Cushing
Sergt. E. J. Clapp
Capt. J. C. Hartzell
E. R. Cowles
Capt. Horatio M. Smith
Lieut. Alden F. Brooks
Lieut. Norman D. Smith
Lieut. Ira F. Mansfield
Sergt. J. R. Warner, 1890
Capt. Wallace, 1863
Capt. William Wallace, 1894
Capt. D. B. Stambaugh
On the Crest of Lookout
Major-Gen. Absalom Baird
Col. William R. Tolles
Sergt. E. Patchin
Sergt. George D. Elder
Capt. A. C. Mason
Sergt. J. A. McNaughton
Lieut. James Crays
Corp. Joseph W. Torrence
Lieut. W. H. Castle
Capt. R. G. Morgaridge
Sergt. M. A. Teachout
Lieut. William H. Forbis
“The Bummers”
Corp. W. K. Mead
Corp. Michael E. Hess.
“The Honorary Secretary”
Monument of the 105th O. V. I
Lieut. Charles A. Brigden
Corp. John McNaughton
Capt. Braden
Twenty Years After
Albion W. Tourgee
Col. George T. Perkins, 1863
Adjt. Albert Dickerman, 1863
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LIST OF MAPS.
Battle of Perryville, Ky
Battle of Milton, Tenn
Chattanooga and Vicinity
The Atlanta Campaign
INTRODUCTION.
Peter C. Luebke
On August 21, 1862, the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry mustered in to United States service. The regiment had been drawn from the men of the Western Reserve, a stronghold of abolitionist sentiment that had been settled by sturdy Yankee stock. After U.S. president Abraham Lincoln issued a call for troops in July 1862, recruiters began canvassing the region, holding meetings to drum up support for the war. Two-thirds of the soldiers who comprised the 105th had been farmers, which reflected the occupation of most in the area, and the majority was native-born. 1
Initially the soldiers had a grand time. Bliss Morse, a farmer and schoolteacher, wrote of the camp of the 105th in Cleveland that “the boys are very jolly and full of fun. I have not laughed so much in six months as I did last night in the barracks. There were boys out all night racing, hallowing and singing. Some were crowing, bellowing, braying, and squealing, and others were chasing the cows around with their cups in hand to milk them.” 2 Along with him at the camp were Albion W. Tourgée, a veteran who had reen-listed after recovering from an injury sustained earlier in the war, and Henry H. Cumings, a student at Oberlin College. They, and the rest of the regiment, became a part of the Army of the Ohio, under the command of Union general Don Carlos Buell.
The fun and games ended quickly. Confederate generals Edmund Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg had begun to move northward, and Union troops were concentrated to contest their advance. The 105th Ohio had to embark on a five-day-long march, and the cavorting gave way to suffering. Morse wrote home of how “strong robust men fell out of rank, some sunstruck, and exhausted” and that “the water was so scarce that men filled canteens at pools that were stagnant.” 3
After the enervating march, the 105th had a brief respite to recuperate. Then they set off from Louisville after Bragg’s marauding Confederates. The 105th received its baptism of fire when Buell caught up with Bragg near Perryville, Kentucky, on October 8. At the level of the regiment, none could discern the larger picture of the battle being fought. Morse wrote home that “our regt. was in the thickest of the fight for a while. We were under fire about fifteen minutes, when we were ordered to retreat.” 4 The colonel of the 105th, Albert S. Hall, concurred about the intensity of the fighting and proudly praised his men in his official report. He wrote that “of the bravery manifested by the men of the One hundred and fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry I can speak with the highest satisfaction. Not an officer and but few of the enlisted men flinched from the hail of death or left their positions.… Citizen soldiers, with not twenty days’ drill, they have exhibited the coolness and efficiency of veterans.” 5 In their fifteen minutes under fire, the 105th suffered 203 casualties. Buell permitted Bragg to withdraw.
After the battle, the 105th briefly attempted to pursue Confederate cavalry raiders under John Hunt Morgan but then settled into camp around Munfordsville, Tennessee. Morale sagged during the winter of 1862. Morse wrote to his family that “our patriotism was pretty well played out as well as a good many others.” 6 While in camp, the 105th began to drill, so that it would have more than twenty days’ worth the next time it saw action. Another raid by Morgan drew the 105th back out of camp, and it again failed to catch him. Winter also brought command changes, as William Starke Rosecrans replaced Buell, and the 105th became part of the Army of the Cumberland. It would remain a part of this army until the end of the war. The 105th arrived at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, too late to participate in the major battle there and lay in camp in the vicinity until June 1863.
On June 24, the Army of the Cumberland went on the move, going farther into Southern territory and bringing its men into direct contact with Southerners, both black and white. In a brilliant campaign of maneuver, Rosecrans pushed Bragg out of Tennessee without having to fight a battle. The 105th trudged on; summer bled into fall as the armies moved through the mountains near Chattanooga. Tourgée recalled chiefly the September “autumnal browns of the oaks being relieved by the gold of the hickories that grew upon the slopes and the softer tints of the chestnuts upon the level plateaus.” 7 As the 105th proceeded farther and farther South, the men found themselves in an environment that struck them as more alien than picturesque. Their lives in Ohio had scarce prepared them for the realities of the slaveholding South, and they found the area strange and somewhat unsettling. Henry H. Cumings noted in his diary that “the truth is the entire society here is coarse, brutalized, degraded; that refinement and purity of thought, feelings, and actions … we see little of here. Slavery in various ways has destr