U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861-1865

U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861-1865
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Publisher : Department of the Army
Total Pages : 59
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ISBN-10 : 0160931126
ISBN-13 : 9780160931123
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Synopsis U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War: The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861-1865 by : Jeffery S. Prushankin

In "The Civil War in the Wester Theater, 1862," author Charles R. Bowery Jr. examines the campaigns and battles that occurred during 1862 in the vast region between the Appalachian Mountains in the east and the Mississippi River in the west, and from the Ohio River in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Notable battles discussed include Mill Springs, Kentucky; Forts Henry and Donelson, Tennessee; Shiloh, Tennessee; Perryville, Kentucky; Corinth and Iuka, Mississippi; and Stones River, Tennessee.

The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861-1865

The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861-1865
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Publisher : Government Printing Office
Total Pages : 60
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Synopsis The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, 1861-1865 by : Jeffery S. Prushankin

If the Civil War had a "forgotten theater," it was the Trans-Mississippi West. Starting in 1861 with the Lincoln administration's desire to maintain control of the far west, Jeffery Prushankin covers battles in New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, including Pea Ridge in March 1862 and Pleasant Hill in April 1864. The Red River Expedition and Price's Raid are also described. The narrative places these campaigns and battles in their strategic context to show how they contributed to the outcome of the war.

Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Vol 1

Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Vol 1
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 329
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ISBN-10 : 9781572339859
ISBN-13 : 1572339853
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Synopsis Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Vol 1 by : Lawrence L. Hewitt

Until relatively recently, conventional wisdom held that the Trans-Mississippi Theater was a backwater of the American Civil War. Scholarship in recent decades has corrected this oversight, and a growing number of historians agree that the events west of the Mississippi River proved integral to the outcome of the war. Nevertheless, generals in the Trans-Mississippi have received little attention compared to their eastern counterparts, and many remain mere footnotes to Civil War history. This welcome volume features cutting-edge analyses of eight Southern generals in this most neglected theater—Thomas Hindman, Theophilus Holmes, Edmund Kirby Smith, Mosby Monroe Parsons, John Marmaduke, Thomas James Churchill, Thomas Green, and Joseph Orville Shelby—providing an enlightening new perspective on the Confederate high command. Although the Trans-Mississippi has long been considered a dumping ground for failed generals from other regions, the essays presented here demolish that myth, showing instead that, with a few notable exceptions, Confederate commanders west of the Mississippi were homegrown, not imported, and compared well with their more celebrated peers elsewhere. With its virtually nonexistent infrastructure, wildly unpredictable weather, and few opportunities for scavenging, the Trans-Mississippi proved a challenge for commanders on both sides of the conflict. As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, only the most creative minds could operate successfully in such an unforgiving environment. While some of these generals have been the subjects of larger studies, others, including Generals Holmes, Parsons, and Churchill, receive their first serious scholarly attention in these pages. Clearly demonstrating the independence of the Trans-Mississippi and the nuances of the military struggle there, while placing both the generals and the theater in the wider scope of the war, these eight essays offer valuable new insight into Confederate military leadership and the ever-vexing questions of how and why the South lost this most defining of American conflicts.

Army History

Army History
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Total Pages : 454
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ISBN-10 : UCBK:C117524040
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Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Vol. 2

Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Vol. 2
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781621900894
ISBN-13 : 1621900894
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Synopsis Confederate Generals in the Trans-Mississippi, Vol. 2 by : Lawrence Lee Hewitt

"Generals in the Trans-Mississippi have received little attention compared to their eastern counterparts, and many remain mere footnotes to Civil War history. This welcome volume features cutting-edge analyses of eight Southern generals in this most neglected theater-Thomas Hindman, Theophilus Holmes, Edmund Kirby Smith, Mosby Monroe Parsons, John Marmaduke, Thomas James Churchill, Thomas Green, and Joseph Orville Shelby-providing an enlightening new perspective on the Confederate high command." From book jacket.

Military Operations of the Civil War

Military Operations of the Civil War
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Total Pages : 118
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000044959991
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Synopsis Military Operations of the Civil War by : United States. National Archives and Records Service

Military Operations of the Civil War: Conspectus

Military Operations of the Civil War: Conspectus
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Total Pages : 570
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ISBN-10 : UFL:31262057434663
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Synopsis Military Operations of the Civil War: Conspectus by : United States. National Archives and Records Service