Further Reading
for the
Civil War Plymouth Pilgrims
General Battle of Plymouth Info
101st PA
103d PA 85th
NY 12th NY Cavalry
24th
NY Battery
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General Battle Of Plymouth Info
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Battle Of Plymouth, North Carolina (APRIL 17-20, 1864): The Last Confederate Victory - Juanita Patience Moss. Port-O-Plymouth Museum & Heritage Books
General Robert F. Hoke, Lee's Modest Warrior (Biography of Gen. Hoke, including a battle account of Plymouth), Daniel W. Barefoot. $24.95 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum.
Ironclad of the Roanoke (The story of the Albemarle), by Robert Elliott. $29.95 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum.
Massacre at Plymouth: April 20, 1864, by Weymouth T. Jordan Jr. & Gerald W. Thomas. The North Carolina Historical Review Vol LXXII - Number 2 - April 1995.
Matt W. Ransom, Confederate General from North Carolina, by Clayton Charles Marlow.1996. McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers; Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640.
103d PA
The Hardluck Regiment, by Ron Gancas with research by Jack Blair & Dick Dougan. A short history of the 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Material from the original history with research of official records, newspapers and most importantly the letters and diaries of members of the regiment. A regimental roster with short bios on over 1200 men is contained in this edition. 104 pages, Soft Cover, $10.95 + $2.00 Shipping and Handling. Order from: Mark V Enterprises, 240 Falls Village Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15239. Make checks payable to John T. Crawford Camp #43. Also available from Mechling Bookbindery
The History of the 103rd, by Luther Dickey. A reprint of the original history of the 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Photos and Maps. 400 pages, Hardbound, $49.95 + $5.00 Shipping and Handling. Order from: Mark V Enterprises, 240 Falls Village Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15239. Make checks payable to John T. Crawford Camp #43. Also available from Mechling Bookbindery
85th NY
The Plymouth Pilgrims (History of the 85th NY), by Wayne Mahood. $30.00 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum.
Charlie Mosher's Civil War Diary (85th NY), by Wayne Mahood. $30 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum.
Escape from Dixie (Experiences of Lt. John Lafler, 85th NY Civil War POW), by John Ball. $12.95 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum. ($1 from each book sold goes to the Plymouth Monument Fund)
Swamp Doctor: The Diary of a Union Surgeon in the Virginia and North Carolina Marshes. By W. M. Smith edited by Thomas P. Lowry. Link
12th NY Cavalry
In And Out of Rebel Prisons, by Alonzo Cooper. Oswego, NY: R.J. Oliphant, 1888. Portions of this book are Online.
Andersonville Memoirs of Henry A. Harman
24th NY Independent Battery
24th NY Battery history by Julian Wheaton Merrill republished. It is a digital reprint and came out much better than the original. All images and plates came out sharp and nice. It is in the original size, hardbound, and 4 items have been added which should be of interest to the reader.1- letter from Julian Wheaton Merrill re his revisit to Andersonville in Dec 1870 which was published in the newspaper in Jan 1871. 2- 33 Days in the Mountains by Lt. George Hastings of the 24th Battery concerning his escape from the prison pens of the South. Published Dec 1864 in Mount Morris Union and Constitution news paper. Those of you who have read Langworthy’s book will see that much of it came from Hastings.3- picture of Hastings and his four comrades from Lanworthy’s book. 4- copy of the original flyer re publishing of Merrill’s history - only 500 were ever produced. Only 150 copies and are available on a first come basis. Price is $30.00 plus $3.20 for priority postage. For those wishing to purchase send a check to: B. Conrad Bush, 1940 Reading Road, West Falls, NY 14170.
2nd NC Union Volunteers
Bertie in Blue, Experiences of Bertie County's (NC) Union Servicemen during the Civil War, by Gerald Thomas. $12 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum.
Divided Allegiances, Bertie County (NC) during the Civil War (The story of the men, both Black & White who enlisted on both sides during the war. Includes history on the 2nd NC Union Volunteer Infantry), by Gerald Thomas. $11 not including shipping. Available at the Port-O-Plymouth Museum.
2nd MA H. A.
The Soldier's Story of his Captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and other Rebel Prisons, by Sergeant Warren Lee Goss of Co. H. Lee & Shepard Publishers, Boston, 1866. In part: Goss' Account of the Battle of Plymouth.
16th CT
History of the 16th Connecticut Volunteers, by B. F. Blakeslee, published in 1875. This history is Online
Life And Death in Rebel Prisons, by Robert H. Kellogg. Hartford, CT; L. Stebbins, 1866. Portions of this book are Online.