From home guards to heroes : the 87th Pennsylvania and its Civil War community / Dennis W. Brandt.

SeriesShades of blue and gray series
Shades of blue and gray series. ^A445374
Contents Seeds -- Initial test : April-July 1861 -- Genesis -- The rank and file -- Commanders and their companies -- Discipline problems -- Desertion -- Mine Run, military law, and Andrew B. Smith -- South-central Pennsylvania and race -- Winter camp, the Overland Campaign, and Petersburg -- Monocacy -- Final days of war -- Postwar politics and reunions -- Epilogue: Two tales of closure.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.
LCCN 2006026039
ISBN0826216803 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780826216809