Bouton's Battery in the Civil War (Annotated)

Download or read book Bouton's Battery in the Civil War (Annotated) written by Edward Bouton and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Civil War broke out he sold his lucrative business and chiefly at his own expense, raised a battery which throughout the war was known as Bouton’s Battery—Battery I, First Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery. Generals Halleck and Sherman both pronounced him the best artillery officer in the army. "He was the most daring brigadier we had in the West." Bouton met Captain Ulysses S. Grant in Illinois just after the outbreak of war. He met Sherman at Shiloh. In that battle, at Corinth, on the Mississippi, at Tupelo and elsewhere, Edward Bouton served with both Generals and proved his worth as an outstanding officer. Now you can read about this remarkable man and his wartime exploits, one of the forgotten heroes of the American Civil War. Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.