Type - ex: book, article, monograph, essay

book

Title - full title of the published work

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Vol. 1

Creator - the author

Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900

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Subject - ex: regimental history, personal memoir, battle narrative

personal memoir

Abstract - a brief summary of the content of the text

A personal memoir of the wartime experiences of Jacob D. Cox

Date Available - date published

1900

Publisher - company, organization, or printer

New York, C. Scribner's sons

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University of California Libraries

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Temporal Coverage - time period covered in the text

April 1861 - November 1865

Spatial Coverage - place(s) or area covered in the text

Eastern United States

Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the text

- A personal narrative by Jacob D. Cox of his wartime experiences.
- At the beginning of the Maryland Campaign, Cox's brigade became the Kanawha Division of the IX Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
- Cox led the assault on the Confederates on September 14, 1862, at the Battle of South Mountain.
- When corps commander Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno was killed at South Mountain, Cox assumed command of the IX Corps.
- During Antietam, Cox continued to be in command of the IX Corps under Burnside's supervision.