Burnside's Boys: The Union's Ninth Corps and the Civil War in the East - Hardcover

by Darin Wipperman (Author)

The story of the Union army Ninth Corps, which fought and distinguished itself in multiple battles in the Civil War. From the Carolinas to Maryland, from Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee to Virginia, the Ninth Corps sacrificed for the Union--and burnished its place in the annals of the American Civil War.

Author Biography

Darin Wipperman is the author of First for The Union: Life and Death in a Civil War Army Corps from Antietam to Gettysburg. A native of Iowa, Darin has studied the Civil War for much of his life. After receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in political science, he served for seventeen years as an employee of the U.S. Government, then was a reporter and editor for weekly newspapers in northern New Hampshire prior to early retirement. In addition to research and writing, Darin now manages the forested land he lives on with his wife in Lancaster, New Hampshire.