The Way to Fort Pillow - 1st Edition/1st Printing
first edition Hardcover
1972 · Boston
by Sherburne, James
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395135257 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a dust-jacket that is also Fine excepting a minor tear to the upper spine edge; After the Civil War, the United States military is struggling to find a new mission. The men of the 104th Infantry Regiment, Ohio National Guard, are sent to help rebuild the southern states. When the regiment is sent to Tennessee, they are unprepared for the violence they will face.In March 1864, the 104th Infantry Regiment is ordered to march to Fort Pillow, Tennessee. The men are not expecting much combat, but they are soon faced with Confederate forces numbering in the thousands. The regiment is overwhelmed, and only a handful of men make it back to the fort.The Way to Fort Pillow is a story of courage and sacrifice. It is a story of the men of the 104th Infantry Regiment, Ohio National Guard, and their fight against overwhelming odds. It is a story of the United States military in the Civil War, and of the men who fought in it.; 8vo; 260 pages . (Inventory #: 58995)