Scott's 900: The Story of a Regiment (Abridged, Annotated)

The Civil War was the seminal event in the lives of a generation of Americans, men and women alike. No matter what they went on to accomplish after the war, it would stay with them to their last breath.

As you read the memories of the 11th New York, you'll see it's unique. This is veterans writing for each other and leaving very little out, rather than writing for posterity and sanitizing the stories.

They acted for a while as Abraham Lincoln's body guard and had great stories to tell about t...