Westerners in Gray: The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment

Phillip Thomas Tucker

Westerners in Gray: The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
5 April 2007
Pages
341
ISBN
9780786431120

Westerners in Gray: The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment

Phillip Thomas Tucker

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Few infantry regiments in the Civil War compiled a more distinguished record than the Fifth Missouri. The unique blending of fiery Irish Confederates from St. Louis with rural pro-Southern Missourians forged an unshakable esprit de corps, making the unit the crack infantry regiment in the western sector. Most of Colonel James C. McCown’s troops were young men in their 20s, and their good health and physical conditioning allowed them to carry out their
shock
missions throughout the region. From the perspective of the common soldiers and the unit’s leaders the activities and battles of the Fifth Missouri are recounted here.

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