The 18th North Carolina's road to war -- Secession and the formation of the 18th North Carolina -- Seeing the elephant: Hanover Court House, Gaines's Mill, and Frayser's Farm -- Stonewall salutes the 18th: the Battle of Cedar Mountain -- Battling the "miscreant" Pope: Second Manassas and Chantilly/Ox Hill -- More hard marching: the Maryland Campaign -- A difficult way to end a year: fall and winter of 1862 -- The regiment loses its colonel and its colors: the bloody Battle of Chancellorsville -- Difficult days: the Gettysburg Campaign and the winter of 1863-1864 -- Desperate and relentless fighting: Wilderness to Cold Harbor -- Petersburg: the final campaign.
Summary:
"The 18th North Carolina was a part of two famous Confederate military machines. This history chronicles the regiment's exploits from its origins through combat to its surrender at Appomattox Court House. A roster of those surrendering officers and enlisted men and brief biographical sketches of those who fought with the regiment complete this account"--Provided by publisher.
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