No Braver Deeds: The Story of the Equinox Guards

by Brian L. Knight

This is the story of the Equinox Guards, who joined to fight for the Union cause in the fall of 1861. They were simple farmers who were raised by their parents to be good citizens, religiously devout and respectful of their peers. The soldiers of the Equinox Guards faced a dramatically unfamiliar world: a world of disease, military discipline, homesickness, and the horrors of war. The story of the Equinox Guards, from their enlistment all the way to their post-war reunions, is a tale of courage, camaraderie and unbelievable sacrifice.