The Boys of Adams' Battery G

Download or read book The Boys of Adams' Battery G written by Robert Grandchamp and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised from Rhode Island farmers and millworkers in the autumn of 1861, the Union soldiers of Battery G fought in such bloody conflicts as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, and Cedar Creek. At the storming of Petersburg on April 2, 1865, seven cannoneers were awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the face of the enemy. This history captures the battlefield exploits of the "Boys of Hope" but also depicts camp life, emerging cannon technology, and the social events of the Civil War.