THE SHARPSHOOTERS: A History of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

Recruited largely from socially conservative cities and village in northern and central New Jersey, the Ninth Volunteer Infantry consisted of men with widely differing opinions about the Union and their enemy. Longacre unearths these complicated political and social views, tracing the history of this esteemed regiment before, during, and after the war. 24 pages of photos.