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100 1 $aHughes, Nathaniel Cheairs,$cJr.,$d1930-2012.
245 14 $aThe pride of the Confederate artillery :$bthe Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee /$cNathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.
264 1 $aBaton Rouge :$bLouisiana State University Press,$c[1997]
264 4 $c©1997
300 $axviii, 384 pages :$bmaps, illustrations ;$c24 cm
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337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 357-369) and index.
505 0 $aTry us -- For God's sake, boys, hurry up -- Passionately fond of gunnery -- The White Horse Battery -- Doing some fancy practice -- You shan't have any of my peanuts -- Wickedest artillery duel I ever saw -- Another bloody Sunday -- Time to git -- The Battle of Slocomb -- Bees and wasps and hornets -- Captain, haven't I done my duty? -- Odd situation for a battery -- Jonesboro -- The price of immortality -- Every man for himself -- Drowned rats -- Anxious to do and to dare -- Epilogue -- Appendix A : Roster of the Fifth Company -- Appendix B : Songs of the Fifth Company.
520 $a"While the wartime experiences of the other four companies of the Washington Artillery{u2014} those that served in the Army of Northern Virginia{u2014} have been thoroughly documented, the exploits of the Fifth Company have been curiously neglected. In The Pride of the Confederate Artillery, Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., illustrates the significance of the unit and, for the first time, positions this pivotal group in its rightful place in history. The Fifth Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, fought with the Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Chickamauga, from Perryville to Mobile, and from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi. Slocomb's Battery, as it was also known, won repeated praise from every commander of that army. Although it sustained high losses, the company was recognized for its bold, tenacious fighting and was considered the Army of Tennessee's finest close-combat battery. The Fifth Company was composed of educated, propertied men (they were sometimes referred to as a 'silk stocking' unit) who had known one another prior to the war and who would band together as a benevolent association at its end. The Confederacy possessed no finer soldiers than those of the Fifth Company. Their popular and capable leader, Cuthbert H. Slocomb, repeatedly refused promotion so that he might remain with the battery. P.G.T. Beauregard specifically asked the Fifth Company to remain in the west with the Army of Tennessee to fight beside the Louisiana Brigade until Missionary Ridge. The unit was also associated with William B. Bate's division, which contained the famed Orphan Brigade. The Pride of the Confederate Artillery is the compelling story of four hundred men{u2014} brave yet infinitely human{u2014} their organization and service, their victories and defeats in over forty battles. 'Try us!' the enthusiastic artillerymen would shout. And they would be tried, again and again." --$cDescription provided by publisher.
590 $aCAT 05/23/2019 (crh)
610 10 $aConfederate States of America.$bArmy.$bWashington Artillery Battalion (New Orleans, La.).$bCompany, 5th$xHistory.
610 10 $aConfederate States of America.$bArmy of Tennessee$xArtillery.
651 0 $aNew Orleans (La.)$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xArtillery operations, Confederate.
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