They Knew No Glory

Based on a study of over 1,100 Civil War pension files, in this book, and its predecessor volume, Surviving Stonewall, the author provides a front-line view of the Civil War experienced by the 1,800 men who once served with the 46th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The first volume described the experience of the original group of volunteers who came together to form the 46th regiment in the summer of 1861 and followed them from that time through the Battle of Gettysburg, where less than 250 of the original 968 enlistees were able to make on to the battlefield. This volume, which begins as the regiment left Gettysburg, details the experience of the 46th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, which was essentially a new unit, formed around a core group of veterans who reenlisted in late 1863 and early 1864. Joining them to bring the regiment back up to full strength were more than 200 draftees and more than 400 new recruits, many of them attracted by large bounties offered to encourage enlistments...