Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the untested 22nd Michigan Infantry helped to save General George H. Thomas’ right flank. Formed in 1862, the regiment witnessed slavery and encountered runaways in the border state of Kentucky, faced near starvation during the siege of Chattanooga and marched to Atlanta as General Thomas’ provost guard.
This history explores the 22nd’s day-to-day experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The author describes the challenges faced by volunteer farm boys, shopkeepers, school teachers and lawyers as they faced death, disease and starvation on battlefields and in Confederate prisons.
Length: 160 pages.
Reviews
The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga: Deftly describing the challenges faced by volunteer farm boys, shopkeepers, schoolteachers and lawyers as they faced death, disease and starvation on battlefields and in Confederate prisons, The 22nd Michigan and the Road to Chickamauga is an essential addition to personal, community, and academic library Civil War History collections and supplemental studies lists.
----Midwest Book Review
The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga: Author John Cohassey recounts the stories of members of the 22nd Michigan Infantry and their day-to-day experiences while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War. Mustered and trained in Pontiac, the regiment was called to action at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga and helped save General George H. Thomas’s right flank. The book draws from letters, regimental and military records, newspapers, and local histories to provide vivid details of the challenges and triumphs of those in the 22nd who bravely responded to the call of duty.
----Michigan History (Historical Society of Michigan), July/August 2019
At 160 pages with numerous illustrations (but alas, no maps) sprinkled about, Cohassey’s compact study looks like a fairly fast read. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s light history, and the “select sources” list at the back boasts the kind of extensive source collection that’s suggestive of a very serious research effort.
----Civil War Books and Authors website, January 15, 2019
The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga: John Cohassey has written an exceptional history of the 22nd Michigan Infantry . . . . I recommend this book to those who are interested in regimental histories, especially Michigan regiments , or the Civil War West. It is well written and well researched.
Robert L. Durham
----Civil War News, May 2019
Well written narration of the soldiers’ daily adventures during the Civil War in relation to the men of the 22nd Infantry . . . . Derived from multiple sources, [the book] is well researched with accurate accounts. A+ rating, Five Stars.
---Douglas M. Casamer (Google User Review)
Author The Michigan Twenty-second Infantry and the Men Who Served