Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers

Terrill, J. NewtonProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.3

Word count: 329K words
Chapters: 33

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by J. Newton TerrillAuthor: Terrill, J. Newton (John Newton),Language: English, Class: E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865), Release Date: Sep 27, 2011

Editor's review

This book is a campaign record of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, a Union unit during the Civil War, written by J. Newton Terrill and classified under American Civil War history as a primary memoir source. Its value lies not in grand strategic analysis but in presenting from a regimental perspective the details of marching, encamping, fighting, and daily military administration, offering researchers firsthand material on the experience of a grassroots unit. The style is documentary, emphasizing factual listing, with little literary quality, but it is of considerable reference value to military history enthusiasts, genealogists, and local historians. When reading, it is advisable to consult Civil War timelines and battle maps to clarify the regiment's movements; for research purposes, it can be cross-checked against other regimental histories and official reports. General readers should be prepared for dense names, places, and dates.

Who it's for

A good fit for

American Civil War military history enthusiasts interested in grassroots unit experience
Scholars of New Jersey local history and volunteer regiment history
Genealogists tracing family lines or individual soldiers
Writers and teachers needing primary regimental campaign material

Not a good fit for

General readers seeking popular narrative or literary war stories
Readers impatient with military details, place names, and dates
Readers expecting grand strategic analysis and political background discussion

Reading tips

Look at the table of contents and the unit's march route first to establish a temporal and geographical framework before reading the main text.
Keep a Civil War battle map at hand and mark unit positions and battle points as you read.
Excerpt names, places, and dates into an index for later verification and cross-checking.
Read alongside other regimental histories or official reports of the same period to distinguish emphases in the accounts.

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FAQ

Which war is this book about?

It is about the American Civil War (1861–1865). The book records the combat and marching experiences of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, a Union unit; it is a Civil War regimental history, classified under American Civil War history, and its content centers on the regiment's actual military course.

Is it suitable as an introductory book on war history?

Not very suitable as an introductory book. It emphasizes documentary records at the regimental level, with dense names, places, and dates and little macro-level background. Introductory readers should first read general histories to build a framework, then use this book to supplement the grassroots perspective; starting directly with it may lead to losing one's way in details.

What supplementary materials are needed for reading?

It is advisable to prepare Civil War battle maps, a brief timeline, and basic information on the organization of New Jersey volunteer regiments. For research, consult official reports and other regimental histories; for genealogical verification, use soldier rosters and local archives to help confirm individuals and unit movements.

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About the author

Terrill, J. Newton Author

J. Newton Terrill is an author about whom little public information is available; only one work by him is held in the collection, Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers. As the title indicates, the book is a regimental history of the American Civil War, recounting the wartime service of the Fourteenth Regiment of New Jersey Volunteers. Works of this kind are usually compiled from military records, soldiers' recollections, and firsthand observations, and are strongly documentary in character: they preserve details of marches, encampments, and battles, and offer primary material for studying the regiment and New Jersey's military contribution to the Civil War. Because information on Terrill's background, career, and reasons for writing is very scarce, his specific connection to the Fourteenth Regiment cannot be confirmed, nor can it be determined whether he experienced the fighting himself. Readers and researchers value the book chiefly for its value as a regimental historical source rather than for the author's literary reputation.