A CIVIL WAR BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

By Roger D. Hunt. Published by McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, 2011, soft covers, 7 x 10, 216 pages, bibliography, index, illustrated and acknowledgements. Brand new condition.

An invaluable reference source that was compiled by one of the top photographic historians in the country, my old Gettysburg friend, and colleague, Mr. Roger D. Hunt.

This superb book done documents the lives of Union army colonels through the use of biographical sketches, known photographs and engravings many of which are being published for the first time! An indispensable reference work on Union regimental commanders from these specific states of the Union that should be on the shelf of every Union Civil War collector.

This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a biographical sketch of each colonel focusing on his Civil War service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above rank of colonel, failing to gain promotion to brigadier general or brevet brigadier general during the Civil War, and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work.

"Hunt's work sets a fine example for serious researchers to follow, a definitive biographical dictionary of many of the lesser known but important leaders of the Civil War." Source: Civil War News

An extremely valuable addition to Civil War literature, this very useful work is bound to be of interest to historians and Civil War enthusiasts alike.

Pictured on the front cover counter clockwise from the top are: Horace Park, Colonel 1st Ohio Infantry; Norval E, Welch, Michigan Infantry, KIA, and James H. Dayton, 4th West Virginia Infantry.