Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Campaigns of the Civil War: From Fort Henry to Corinth
Campaigns of the Civil War: Force, M. F. From Fort Henry to Corinth
Author: Struggle for the Heartland
Author: Stephen D. EnglePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803267534
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Struggle for the Heartland tells the story surrounding the military campaign that began in early 1862 with the advance to Fort Henry and culminated in late May with the capture of Corinth, Mississippi. The first significant Northern penetration into the Confederate west, this campaign saw the military coming-of-age of Ulysses S. Grant and offered a hint as to where the Federals might win the war. For the South, it dashed any hopes of avoiding a protracted conflict. Stephen D. Engle colors in the details that bring great clarity and new life to the scene of these battles as well as to the social and political context in which they occurred.
Campaigns Of The Civil War Vol. 2 - Fort Henry To Corinth
Author: Manning Ferguson ForcePublisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849620042
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
It is not too much to say that General Force has compressed into his volume more of the details of the campaigns of which he treats than are contained in any other volume of war history yet issued. His style is plain and condensed. He deals neither in criticisms nor praises, but so far as he covers the ground contents himself with stating the facts as presented in the wide range of reports, both Union and Confederate, which he has evidently studied with care. Contents: Chapter I. Preliminary. Chapter II. Fort Henry. Chapter III.Fort Donelson. Chapter IV.New Madrid And Island Number Ten. Chapter V. The Gathering Of The Forces. Chapter VI. Shiloh—Sunday. Chapter VII. Shiloh—Night, And Monday. Chapter VIII. Corinth.
Campaigns of the Civil War: From Fort Henry to Corinth
Author: From Fort Henry to Corinth
Author: Manning Ferguson ForcePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Corinth 1862
Author: Timothy B. SmithPublisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700623450
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
In the spring of 1862, there was no more important place in the western Confederacy-perhaps in all the South-than the tiny town of Corinth, Mississippi. Major General Henry W. Halleck, commander of Union forces in the Western Theater, reported to Washington that "Richmond and Corinth are now the great strategical points of war, and our success at these points should be insured at all hazards." In the same vein, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard declared to Richmond that "If defeated at Corinth, we lose the Mississippi Valley and probably our cause." Those were odd sentiments concerning a town scarcely a decade old. By this time, however, it sat at the junction of the South's two most important rail lines and had become a major strategic locale. Despite its significance, Corinth has received comparatively little attention from Civil War historians and has been largely overshadowed by events at Shiloh, Antietam, and Perryville. Timothy Smith's panoramic and vividly detailed new look at Corinth corrects that neglect, focusing on the nearly year-long campaign that opened the way to Vicksburg and presaged the Confederacy's defeat in the West. Combining big-picture strategic and operational analysis with ground-level views, Smith covers the spring siege, the vicious attacks and counterattacks of the October battle, and the subsequent occupation. He has drawn extensively on hundreds of eyewitness accounts to capture the sights, sounds, and smells of battle and highlight the command decisions of Halleck, Beauregard, Ulysses S. Grant, Sterling Price, William S. Rosecrans, and Earl Van Dorn. This is also the first in-depth examination of Corinth following the creation of a new National Park Service center located at the site. Weaving together an immensely compelling tale that places the reader in the midst of war's maelstrom, it substantially revises and enlarges our understanding of Corinth and its crucial importance in the Civil War.
From Fort Henry to Corinth
Author: Campaigns of the Civil War. - II. From Fort Henry to Corinth
Author: M. F. ForcePublisher:
ISBN: 9780649392223
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Shiloh Campaign
Author: Steven E. WoodworthPublisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809328925
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Some 100,000 soldiers fought in the April 1862 battle of Shiloh, and nearly 20,000 men were killed or wounded; more Americans died on that Tennessee battlefield than had died in all the nation’s previous wars combined. In the first book in his new series, Steven E. Woodworth has brought together a group of superb historians to reassess this significant battleandprovide in-depth analyses of key aspects of the campaign and its aftermath. The eight talented contributors dissect the campaign’s fundamental events, many of which have not received adequate attention before now. John R. Lundberg examines the role of Albert Sidney Johnston, the prized Confederate commander who recovered impressively after a less-than-stellar performance at forts Henry and Donelson only to die at Shiloh; Alexander Mendoza analyzes the crucial, and perhaps decisive, struggle to defend the Union’s left; Timothy B. Smith investigates the persistent legend that the Hornet’s Nest was the spot of the hottest fighting at Shiloh; Steven E. Woodworth follows Lew Wallace’s controversial march to the battlefield and shows why Ulysses S. Grant never forgave him; Gary D. Joiner provides the deepest analysis available of action by the Union gunboats; Grady McWhineydescribes P. G. T. Beauregard’s decision to stop the first day’s attack and takes issue with his claim of victory; and Charles D. Grear shows the battle’s impact on Confederate soldiers, many of whom did not consider the battle a defeat for their side. In the final chapter, Brooks D. Simpson analyzes how command relationships—specifically the interactions among Grant, Henry Halleck, William T. Sherman, and Abraham Lincoln—affected the campaign and debunks commonly held beliefs about Grant’s reactions to Shiloh’s aftermath. The Shiloh Campaign will enhance readers’ understanding of a pivotal battle that helped unlock the western theater to Union conquest. It is sure to inspire further study of and debate about one of the American Civil War’s momentous campaigns.