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In this exciting exposition, author Michael R. Bradley brings to life the Confederate cavalry operations during the winter of 1862. These strategic plans centered on an unprecedented use of horsemen in carefully orchestrated maneuvers to successfully strike behind enemy lines. The series of daring raids by Confederate riders were led by Gens. Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Earl Van Dorn, and Joseph Wheeler. Although of widely different backgrounds and military expertise, these men earned a spot in history by taking advantage of the one area in which the Confederacy excelled—their cavalry.
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One of the most shocking and humiliating defeats in the United States’ military history, the Red River Campaign narrowly missed turning the tide of the entire Civil War. The daring military operation took place in north Louisiana, in April of 1864. Though the Union soldiers outnumbered the Confederates nearly four to one, the Union forces found themselves under assault and running for their lives. Written in an engaging tone, this illustrated volume chronicles the campaign in precise detail.
Doctors attempting to deal with the carnage wrought by the Civil War faced more difficult challenges than the sheer number of the wounded. Fought at the very end of what is known as “the medical Middle Ages,” the Civil War predated modern knowledge of bacteria and antiseptics. Hardcover.
To the South he was a barbarian. To the North he was a hero. To historians he was a man who changed the course of American military history and reshaped military strategy. Hardcover.
“Lee Surrenders!” “President Murdered!” “Booth Killed!” screamed the headlines of American newspapers in April 1865, leaving little room for mention of a maritime disaster that to this day is America’s worst. On April 27, 1865, the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden-hulled steamboat, smaller than the Titanic but carrying more passengers, exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee.
Before surrendering a fraction of its ranks at Appomattox, the Tennessee Brigade served in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and engaged in such notable battles as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, and Gettysburg, where it suffered the first casualty. The actions of the fighting force and the contributions they made to the Confederate Army, between 1861 and 1865, are emphasized in this extensively researched history book.
From Fort Henry to Franklin, this history book recalls the thirty-eight major battles that took place between 1862 and 1864 in Tennessee. In addition to detailing the current condition of the sites, Randy Bishop provides an overview of such battles as Shiloh and Davis Bridge, which claimed the lives of nearly one thousand soldiers, while emphasizing the strategy employed in each skirmish.
Detailing the everyday experience of Confederate soldiers as they marched through the mud toward their opponents from the North, Alan H. Archambault brings to life the problems, victories, and bravery of the grey soldiers. The scent of gunpowder hangs in the air, and, in the distance, a Rebel Yell echoes in between the chatter of gunfire. As exhausted soldiers stumble into camp, they erect their tents, unroll their blankets, and swallow a shot of smuggled whiskey to take the edge off the cold in this enticing book that uniquely summarizes American military history of the nineteenth century.
Detailing the everyday experience of Union soldiers as they marched through the mud toward their opponents from the South, Alan H. Archambault brings to life the problems, victories, and bravery of the blue soldiers. Images of exhausted men limping through the cold in their navy wool coats bring this book to life. Archambault uniquely summarizes American military history and strategy of the nineteenth century, demonstrating, among a myriad of other facts, how to dress like an officer, prepare a bayonet, and punish misbehaving soldiers.
A true account of all of the units that rode with famed Civil War leader Nathan Bedford Forrest is presented in this thoroughly researched work. Fascinating character sketches of important commanders and soldiers along with an in-depth timeline tying their actions to major events are offered, having been pulled from both primary and secondary sources. Filled with intimate details including battlefield conversations, each section provides a revealing picture of Forrest’s impact and reach both during and after the war.
What George Levy’s meticulous research, including newly discovered hospital records, has uncovered is not a pretty picture. The story of Camp Douglas is one of brutal guards, deliberate starvation of prisoners, neglect of the sick, sadistic torture, murder, corruption at all levels, and a beef scandal reaching into the White House. Hardcover.
The Twenty-seventh Louisiana Volunteer Infantry was the first infantry division assigned to the defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The author, inspired by his great-grandfather, Burlin Moore Scriber, who served as a corporal in the Louisiana Infantry’s Company B, celebrates the undaunting courage of this regiment during the forty-seven-day siege by Union soldiers before the surrender of Vicksburg.
Born out of the Daughters of the Confederacy in Missouri and the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Confederate Soldiers Home in Tennessee, the United Daughters of the Confederacy® (UDC) aims to preserve the history of the South, to support veterans who served in the War between the States, and to strengthen the bonds of friendship between its members. Membership is open to women descendent from those who fought in the War Between the States or those who served honorably for the cause.
In this volume, Mrs. Rowland has written a charming and accurate historical narrative of the Southern Confederacy in which the wife of Jefferson Davis plays a part that holds and fascinates the reader. The narrative, written in an easy, yet frank and forceful style, denotes the work as an important contribution to American biography. Paperback.