The Resource Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, John S. Kountz ; with an introduction by Timothy B. Smith
Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, John S. Kountz ; with an introduction by Timothy B. Smith
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- Summary
- Large numbers of Civil War veterans remembered and reminisced about their war experiences, but only a relative few dedicated the rest of their lives to the task of commemorating their long-ago deeds. John S. Kountz was one of this latter group. Kountz joined the Thirty-seventh Ohio Infantry in September 1861 as a fifteen-year-old drummer boy and later, under General William T. Sherman, endured the long siege at Vicksburg before helping to win control of the city in July 1863. In 1899 the War Department appointed Kountz as the official historian at the newly designated Vicksburg National Military Park. As part of his duties, he produced two major works, an organizational chronicle of the armies that fought at Vicksburg and an unpublished narrative of the campaign and siege. This welcome volume presents both of these extremely rare documents together for the first time, providing a valuable resource for a new generation of scholars and enthusiasts. Record of the Organizations Engaged in the Campaign, Siege, and Defense of Vicksburg was published in a limited edition by the Government Printing Office in 1901 and offered visitors and historians a detailed examination of the various commands that fought at Vicksburg. The record has long been an essential but hard-to-find source for historians. Kountz & rsquo;s impressive 116-page campaign overview is rarer still. Because of turnover at the park and Kountz & rsquo;s death in 1909, the manuscript never saw publication and has, until now, lain buried in the archives at Vicksburg. Offering an unbiased account of both sides of the battle, it delves into the minds of the commanders, examines their decision-making processes, and articulates several opinions that have sparked debate ever since. With a new introduction by noted historian Timothy B. Smith, this significant work makes widely available an important history by a participant in the action and opens a fascinating window into the history of Civil War scholarship
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 186 pages)
- Note
- "Reprint of two founding documents for the Vicksburg National Military Park"--Publisher's note
- Contents
-
- Introduction / Timothy B. Smith
- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg
- Campaign overview
- "A narrative of the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, March 9-July 4, 1863" / John S. Kountz
- Record of the organizations / John S. Kountz
- Notes
- Index
- Isbn
- 9781283282345
- Label
- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg
- Title
- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg
- Statement of responsibility
- John S. Kountz ; with an introduction by Timothy B. Smith
- Subject
-
- 1861-1865
- Confederate States of America, Army
- Confederate States of America, Army
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- General
- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History
- Kountz, John S, 1846-1909
- Kountz, John S, 1846-1909
- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
- Mississippi -- Vicksburg National Military Park
- Regimental histories
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States, Army of the Tennessee
- United States, Army of the Tennessee
- Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863
- Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.) -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Large numbers of Civil War veterans remembered and reminisced about their war experiences, but only a relative few dedicated the rest of their lives to the task of commemorating their long-ago deeds. John S. Kountz was one of this latter group. Kountz joined the Thirty-seventh Ohio Infantry in September 1861 as a fifteen-year-old drummer boy and later, under General William T. Sherman, endured the long siege at Vicksburg before helping to win control of the city in July 1863. In 1899 the War Department appointed Kountz as the official historian at the newly designated Vicksburg National Military Park. As part of his duties, he produced two major works, an organizational chronicle of the armies that fought at Vicksburg and an unpublished narrative of the campaign and siege. This welcome volume presents both of these extremely rare documents together for the first time, providing a valuable resource for a new generation of scholars and enthusiasts. Record of the Organizations Engaged in the Campaign, Siege, and Defense of Vicksburg was published in a limited edition by the Government Printing Office in 1901 and offered visitors and historians a detailed examination of the various commands that fought at Vicksburg. The record has long been an essential but hard-to-find source for historians. Kountz & rsquo;s impressive 116-page campaign overview is rarer still. Because of turnover at the park and Kountz & rsquo;s death in 1909, the manuscript never saw publication and has, until now, lain buried in the archives at Vicksburg. Offering an unbiased account of both sides of the battle, it delves into the minds of the commanders, examines their decision-making processes, and articulates several opinions that have sparked debate ever since. With a new introduction by noted historian Timothy B. Smith, this significant work makes widely available an important history by a participant in the action and opens a fascinating window into the history of Civil War scholarship
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1846-1909
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kountz, John S.
- Dewey number
- 973.7/344
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- E475.27
- LC item number
- .U58 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Smith, Timothy B.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Kountz, John S
- United States
- Confederate States of America
- Vicksburg (Miss.)
- United States
- Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.)
- Kountz, John S
- Kountz, John S
- Confederate States of America
- United States
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- Regimental histories
- Mississippi
- Mississippi
- United States
- Label
- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, John S. Kountz ; with an introduction by Timothy B. Smith
- Note
- "Reprint of two founding documents for the Vicksburg National Military Park"--Publisher's note
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction / Timothy B. Smith -- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg -- Campaign overview -- "A narrative of the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, March 9-July 4, 1863" / John S. Kountz -- Record of the organizations / John S. Kountz -- Notes -- Index
- Control code
- 763159352
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 186 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781283282345
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)763159352
- Label
- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, John S. Kountz ; with an introduction by Timothy B. Smith
- Note
- "Reprint of two founding documents for the Vicksburg National Military Park"--Publisher's note
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction / Timothy B. Smith -- Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg -- Campaign overview -- "A narrative of the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, March 9-July 4, 1863" / John S. Kountz -- Record of the organizations / John S. Kountz -- Notes -- Index
- Control code
- 763159352
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxii, 186 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781283282345
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)763159352
Subject
- 1861-1865
- Confederate States of America, Army
- Confederate States of America, Army
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- General
- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History
- Kountz, John S, 1846-1909
- Kountz, John S, 1846-1909
- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
- Mississippi -- Vicksburg National Military Park
- Regimental histories
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States, Army of the Tennessee
- United States, Army of the Tennessee
- Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863
- Vicksburg National Military Park (Miss.) -- History
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