{"product_id":"colvill-smiled-the-legend-of-the-1st-minnesota-volunteer-regiment-at-gettysburg-hardcover","title":"\"Colvill Smiled.\" The Legend of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Regiment at Gettysburg - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven R. Hoffbeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, \"Colvill Smiled,\" Minnesota-born-and-raised-historian Steve Hoffbeck tells the powerful Civil War stories of William Colvill and Martin Maginnis, officers of the First Minnesota Regiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recollections, speeches, and writings of these two Minnesotans from Red Wing are woven into the narrative of the regiment's legendary deeds as they fought in Virginia, in Maryland, and in Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe regiment started out with 1,000 men, amid cheers, hurrahs, and teary-eyed goodbyes; but the numbers were whittled down by bullets, by disease, and by wounds and capture. At Gettysburg, though so many were bleeding, they stood their ground and saved the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew of their numbers remained in 1864, when they came marching home again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader may better know what the Civil War was all about by reading of the lives and times of Colvill and Maginnis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fame of the 'Old First Minnesota' became a true legend, worthy to be remembered for all time by Minnesotans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884570292376,"sku":"9798992666915","price":36.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/xMS0vFwnp39798992666915.webp?v=1776492624","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/colvill-smiled-the-legend-of-the-1st-minnesota-volunteer-regiment-at-gettysburg-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}