Fred C Wexler: 1 book
The Tammany Regiment
A History of the Forty-Second New York Volunteer Infantry, 1861–1864
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2016
As the Union mobilized to meet the military challenges of the Civil War, the people of New York volunteered in large numbers to meet the quotas set by President Lincoln. Tammany Hall used all of its political power to recruit men, mostly Irish immigrants, to form the regiment that would bear its name...
