The Sixth Wisconsin and the Long Civil War: The Biography of a Regiment

by James Marten

Reimagining one of the oldest genres of Civil War history, this book engagingly presents the story of the war and its aftermath through the lens of a single regiment, the Sixth Wisconsin. One of the core units of the famed Iron Brigade, the Sixth was organized in July 1861 and mustered out in summer 1865, playing major roles at Second Manassas, Antietam, and Gettysburg, and in the Overland campaign of 1864. But the regiment's full history is found...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469684233
• ISBN13: 9781469684239
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 304 Pages