Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 358 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780807833155
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9780807866023
Series Statement:
Civil War America
Content:
Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War that effectively ended Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River. Shea provides a colorful account of a grueling campaign that lasted five months and covered hundreds of miles of rugged Ozark terrain. In a fascinating analysis of the personal, geographical, and strategic elements that led to the fateful clash in northwest Arkansas, he describes a campaign notable for rapid marching, bold movements, hard fighting, and the most remarkable raid
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Preface; 1 HINDMAN; 2 FEDERALS; 3 RETURN TO ARKANSAS; 4 THE BOSTON MOUNTAINS; 5 WAR OF NERVES; 6 DOWN IN THE VALLEY; 7 CANE HILL; 8 RACE TO PRAIRIE GROVE; 9 OPENING MOVES; 10 ARTILLERY DUEL; 11 HERRON STORMS THE RIDGE; 12 FIGHT FOR THE BORDEN HOUSE; 13 BLUNT SAVES THE DAY; 14 CHANGE OF FRONT; 15 CONFEDERATE SUNSET; 16 RETREAT; 17 AFTERMATH; 18 RAID ON VAN BUREN; 19 EPILOGUE; APPENDIX: Order of Battle; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780807833155
Additional Edition:
Print version Fields of Blood : The Prairie Grove Campaign
Language:
English
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