J Gregory Acken: 2 books
Inside the Army of the Potomac
The Civil War Experience of Captain Francis Adams Donaldson
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
At the outbreak of war, twenty-year-old Francis Adams Donaldson enlisted in the 1st California Regiment (later known as the 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers) of the famous Philadelphia Brigade of the II Corps, Army of the Potomac. He fought at Ball’s Bluff (where he was captured) and participated in...
Blue-Blooded Cavalryman
Captain William Brooke Rawle in the Army of the Potomac, May 1863–August 1865
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2019
An intimate look into the daily life of a cavalry officer serving with the Army of the Potomac
In May 1863, eighteen-year-old William Brooke Rawle graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and traded a genteel, cultured life of privilege for service as a cavalry officer. Traveling from...