This is an accounting of the experiences of the soldiers of Hardcastle's 3rd Battalion Mississippi Infantry from enlistment to the end of the war. It includes their mid-war incarnation as the 45th Mississippi Regiment and the role they played in Cleburne's fabled division during almost every major engagement of the Army of Tennessee. Told as much as possible from the point of view of the soldier; the book shows what motivated the original volunteers to join and continue fighting to the end.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good ReadBy OldseabeeGot this mainly because my g.g. grandfather was in the 48th in the last year of the war. Well put together in spite of the fact that information on this regiment is sparse.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Unusual Regiment and its Extraordinary MissionBy A. A. NofiA summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com:'A highly detailed; surprisingly engaging account of the Union effort to undermine the Confederate lines before Petersburg in the summer of 1864. Journalist and author Corrigan; who also wrote The Civil War in the West (The American West);opens by giving us some background on the men of the 48th Pennsylvania and their early wartime experiences. He then delves into the origins of the idea of setting a mine under the Confederate lines; how it was received by the Union brass; the process of digging the mine and laying the charges; and the development of the Union attack plan. Corrigan then devotes nearly half the book to explaining what happened to turn a seeming success into a terrible disaster. Along the way; Corrigan tells us a lot about the technology of mining and explosives in the period; in-fighting among the brass; and the experiences of men under fire. A very good read for anyone interested in the war; and particularly the Virginia campaign of 1864-1865.'For the full review; see StrategyPage.Com6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A wealth of research and detailed notes supporting the meticulous accounting of detailsBy Midwest Book ReviewJournalist Jim Corrigan presents The 48th Pennsylvania In The Battle Of The Crater: A Regiment Of Coal Miners Who Tunneled Under The Enemy; the true story of a battle of the American Civil War. When Grant attempted to claim the Confederate railway nexus of Petersburg; Virginia; the resulting stalemate should have been broken by Union commander General Ambrose Burnside's plan to allow the 48th Pennsylvania; a regiment from the mining town of Pottsville; to tunnel under Confederate entrenchments and apply explosives. Yet bickering among the Union leadership; and superb cooperation among the Confederate leadership; led to the Union's downfall at Petersburg and cost an opportunity to bring an early end to the war. The 48th Pennsylvania In The Battle Of The Crater examines the details of this historic conflict with black-and-white photographs; a list of forces in the Battle of the Crater; a table of casualties; a list of soldiers decorated for gallantry; and a wealth of research and detailed notes supporting the meticulous accounting of details. An index rounds out this scholarly and welcome addition to Civil War and military history shelves.
