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The real horse soldiers: Benjamin Grierson's epic 1863 Civil War raid through Mississippi

By Smith , Timothy B

Book information

Publisher
Savas Beatie
Year
2018
ISBN
9781611214284, 9781611214291, 1104073536, 1611214289
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
3 MB (3421572 bytes)
Pages
xxiii, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations;HISTORY -- Militar1863;HISTORY--Military--United States;HISTORY--ModCavalry;History;United States -- History -- CivilGrierson's Cavalry Raid

Description

The plan -- The leader -- The brigade -- The start -- The detachments -- The push -- The attack -- The getaway -- The failure -- The escape -- The results.;"Between April 17 and May 2, 1863, Union cavalry colonel Benjamin H. Grierson led a brigade of horse soldiers on a raid through Mississippi. Not only did the raid break the main railroad supplying the Confederates at Vicksburg, but it also took the attention of the Confederate commander John C. Pemberton. He became fixated with the lesser threat while Ulysses S. Grant's army crossed the Mississippi River in the other direction, dooming Vicksburg and perhaps the Confederacy."--Provided by publisher.

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