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Company H Flag, 37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
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| (Company H, Gaston Blues Flag) |
(About) Company H Flag, 37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
The Fighting Thirty-seventh fought in the bloodiest battles of
the Civil War: Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Court House and the "High Water Mark" at Gettysburg. Author Michael
C. Hardy, in The Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops: Tar Heels in the
Army of Northern Virginia , allows the reader to firmly grasp, appreciate, and envision the many contributions and sacrifices of the North Carolina
troops that served, fought, and died with this flag.
| 37th North Carolina Infantry Regimental Flag |
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| Courtesy of Author and Historian Michael C. Hardy (www.michaelchardy.com) |
Recommended Reading: The Thirty-seventh North Carolina Troops:
Tar Heels in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Michael C. Hardy. Description: It vividly reflects the unit’s four years’ service, told largely in the soldiers’
own words. Graphically depicted from letters, diaries, memoirs, and postwar articles and interviews, this history of
the 37th North Carolina follows the unit from its organization in November 1861 until its
surrender at Appomattox. Continued below...
The study includes rare photographs of the key players in the
37th’s history as well as detailed maps illustrating the unit’s position at several critical engagements. Appendices
include a complete roster of the Fighting 37th and a listing of individuals buried in large sites such as Civil War
prison cemeteries. (Great for genealogy, too.) A comprehensive bibliography and index are also included. RATED 5 STARS!
Recommended
Reading:
The Flags of Civil War North Carolina.
Description: Compiled and written by educator and Civil War expert Glenn Dedmondt,
The Flags Of Civil War North Carolina is a very straightforward reference presenting photographs,
color illustrations, descriptions and history of the titular flags that flew over North Carolina
when it seceded from the Union. Each page or two-page spread features the different flags
of the various North Carolina regiments. A meticulously
detailed resource offering very specific information for history and civil war buffs, The Flags Of Civil War North Carolina
is a welcome contribution to the growing library of Civil War Studies and could well serve as a template for similar volumes
for the other Confederate as well as Union states. Great photos and illustrations! Continued below...
Flags stir powerful emotions,
and few objects evoke such a sense of duty and love for the homeland. In April 1861, the first flag of a new republic flew
over North
Carolina. The state had just seceded from the union, and its citizens would soon have to fight for
their homes, their families, and their way of life. Each flag is meticulously detailed and scaled to perfection. The Flags of Civil
War North Carolina is the history of this short-lived republic
(which later joined the Confederacy), told through the banners that flew over its government, cavalry, and navy. From the
hand-painted flag of the Guilford Greys to the flag of the Buncombe Riflemen--made from the dresses of the
ladies of Asheville--this collection is an exceptional tribute
to the valiant men who bore these banners and to their ill-fated crusade for independence. About the Author:
Glenn Dedmondt, a lifelong resident of the Carolinas and member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, shares his passion for
the past as a teacher of South Carolina history. Dedmondt
has also been published in Confederate Veteran magazine.
Recommended Reading: The
Flags of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History. Description: Devereaux D. Cannon is an expert
on vexillology (the study of flags). This book offers a history, profiles, design specifications and an overview of the various
flags (national flags, battle flags and naval ensigns) that were utilized by the Confederacy. The book features several pages
with glossy photos of the various flags of the Confederacy. It features even the little known flags. Cannon's book has inspired
flag makers to revive the old flags in addition to the 3 national flags, the battle flag and the naval ensign. This book is
must have for flag gurus, Civil War buffs and southern partisans.
Recommended Reading: "Why I Wave the Confederate Flag, Written by a Black Man". Description: Congress shall make no law respecting and establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. "This book is about truth and passion."
What makes this book dangerous is its raw honesty. Hervey lifts the
veil of Black decadence at the same time he exposes the lies and political correctness of modern day America. Continued below...
Hervey states: "I show that the Civil War was not fought over slavery and
that the demise of my race in America is not of the White man, but rather of our own making. In this book, I show how Blacks
in America ran away from physical bondage to one far worse-- mental bondage."
Recommended Reading: Confederate Military History Of North Carolina: North Carolina In The Civil War, 1861-1865. Description: The author, Prof. D. H. Hill, Jr., was the son of Lieutenant
General Daniel Harvey Hill (North Carolina produced only
two lieutenant generals and it was the second highest rank in the army) and his mother was General “Stonewall”
Jackson’s wife's sister. In Confederate Military History Of North Carolina,
Hill discusses North Carolina’s massive task of preparing and mobilizing for the conflict; the many regiments and battalions
recruited from the Old North State; as well as the state's numerous contributions during the war. Continued below...
During Hill's Tar Heel State
study, the reader begins with interesting and thought-provoking statistical data regarding the 125,000 "Old North State"
soldiers that fought during the course of the war and the 40,000 that perished. Hill advances with the Tar Heels to the first
battle at Bethel, through numerous bloody campaigns and battles--including North
Carolina’s contributions at the "High Watermark" at Gettysburg--and concludes
with Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
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