Following the Greek cross :
or, Memories of the Sixth Army Corps /
by Thomas W. Hyde.

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Hyde, Thomas W. (Thomas Worcester), 1841-1899
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Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)|5MsSM
Language(s)
English
Published
Boston, Houghton, Mifflin, and company, 1894.
Subjects
United States. > Army of the Potomac. > Corps, 6th (1862-1865)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives > Union side.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories > 6th Corps.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
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Tells the story of Thomas W. Hyde, a native of Maine, who rose rapidly through the Union ranks and eventually received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Antietam. It tells the story of an illustrious army unit and offers rare glimpses into the Northern perspective on the war and its significance in U.S. history. He served on the staffs of several prominent Union officers, including John Sedgwick and Horatio G. Wright, major generals who between them commanded the Sixth Corps in several important campaigns in the Virginia theater. Hyde's unit was also among those who followed General Lee's army into Pennsylvania and fought at Gettysburg. In his correspondence, Hyde writes engagingly about the war, his fellow soldiers, strategy and tactics, and daily life in the Union forces. He elaborates on their motivation for fighting, the strength of their camaraderie, and their unflagging determination to preserve the Union.
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1 p. ℓ., xi p., 1 ℓ., 269 p. front., pl., port. 19 cm.
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