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Soldier in The Blue Coat
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 17 2026
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.22 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Soldier in the Blue Coat tells the powerful true-to-history story of Pvt. James M. Archer of Company G, 57th Pennsylvania Infantry - a Union soldier who marched through the hardest campaigns of the American Civil War and survived from enlistment to Appomattox.
From the muddy fields of the Peninsula Campaign to the blood-soaked Sunken Road at Antietam...
From defending Pennsylvania soil at Gettysburg to the relentless grind of the Overland Campaign and the trenches of Petersburg...
This book follows one enlisted man through the full arc of the war.
Unlike many Civil War histories that focus on generals and strategy, Soldier in the Blue Coat brings the war down to the level where it was truly decided - in the infantry line. Through detailed historical reconstruction of the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry's service in the Army of the Potomac, readers stand beside James Archer in battle, feel the weight of his musket, and witness the endurance required to survive four years of relentless combat.
This is not a fictional tale. It is a carefully grounded historical narrative honoring the service of one private soldier whose name appears in muster rolls - and whose courage helped preserve the Union.
The book includes:
Detailed campaign coverage from 1861-1865
Antietam's Bloody Lane
Fredericksburg's assault on Marye's Heights
The chaos of Chancellorsville
Gettysburg and the defense of Cemetery Ridge
The Overland Campaign
The Siege of Petersburg
The final Appomattox Campaign
Postwar life and pension legacy
For readers who value regimental history, Pennsylvania Civil War heritage, and deeply human soldier narratives, this book offers a powerful tribute to the men in blue who stood in the ranks and did not break.
Because history is not preserved by generals alone.
It is preserved by privates who hold the line.
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