audiobook Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art by Stephen N. Fliegel in History

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Winner of Milwaukee County Historical Society's coveted Gambrinus Prize for the best book-length contribution to Milwaukee historiography in 2003 Profiles the courageous 24th Wisconsin Infantry and features the personal stories of members of the 24th; including Arthur McArthur; the father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Utilizes hundreds of primary sources--letters; diaries; and contemporary newspaper articles Formed in the summer of 1862; the 24th Wisconsin Infantry participated in many major battles of the Western theater; earning a reputation as a brave; hard-fighting unit. Unlike other unit histories; this book makes no attempt; as the author freely admits; to provide "an objective history" of the regiment. Rather; the book digs deeper; following the personal stories of the soldiers themselves; providing hundreds of individual vignettes that; taken together; paint a vivid picture of the life of a Union soldier.