Description
Featuring the longlost diary of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne Few American Civil War operations matched the controversy, intensity, and bloodshed of Confederate general John Bell Hood's illfated 1864 campaign against Union forces in Tennessee. In the firstever anthology on the subject, The Tennessee Campaign of 1864, edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear, fourteen prominent historians and emerging scholars examine this operation, covering the battles of Allatoona, Spring Hill, and Franklin, as well as the decimation of Hood's army at Nashville.
Essays focus on the high casualty rates among the Army of Tennessee's officer corps, the emotional and psychological impact of killing on the battlefield, and military figures such as generals Ulysses S. Grant and George H. Thomas, among others. The U.S. Colored Troops fought courageously in the Battle of Nashville, and the book explores their lasting impact on the African American community. The volume includes the transcript of Confederate major general Patrick R. Cleburne's revealing lost diary, which he kept until his death at Franklin, and provides a rare glimpse of civilian experiences in Franklin, Nashville, and the TransMississippi West. Two essays on Civil War battlefield preservation round out the collection.
Canvassing both military and social history, this wellresearched volume offers new, illuminating perspectives while furthering longrunning debates on more familiar topics. These indepth essays provide an insider's view into one of the most brutal and notorious campaigns in Civil War history.
About the Author
Steven E. Woodworth is a professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author or editor of thirtyone books about the Civil War, including This Great Struggle: America's Civil War; Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865; and Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland series.
Charles D. Grear is an associate professor of history at Prairie View A&M University. A specialist in Texas and the Civil War, he is author, coauthor, or editor of six books, including The Chattanooga Campaign, Why Texans Fought in the Civil War, and The House Divided: America in the Era of the Civil War. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland series.
Book Information
ISBN 9780809334520
Author Steven E. Woodworth
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
Publisher Southern Illinois University Press
Weight(grams) 519g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 154mm * 25mm
Essays focus on the high casualty rates among the Army of Tennessee's officer corps, the emotional and psychological impact of killing on the battlefield, and military figures such as generals Ulysses S. Grant and George H. Thomas, among others. The U.S. Colored Troops fought courageously in the Battle of Nashville, and the book explores their lasting impact on the African American community. The volume includes the transcript of Confederate major general Patrick R. Cleburne's revealing lost diary, which he kept until his death at Franklin, and provides a rare glimpse of civilian experiences in Franklin, Nashville, and the TransMississippi West. Two essays on Civil War battlefield preservation round out the collection.
Canvassing both military and social history, this wellresearched volume offers new, illuminating perspectives while furthering longrunning debates on more familiar topics. These indepth essays provide an insider's view into one of the most brutal and notorious campaigns in Civil War history.
About the Author
Steven E. Woodworth is a professor of history at Texas Christian University. He is the author or editor of thirtyone books about the Civil War, including This Great Struggle: America's Civil War; Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865; and Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland series.
Charles D. Grear is an associate professor of history at Prairie View A&M University. A specialist in Texas and the Civil War, he is author, coauthor, or editor of six books, including The Chattanooga Campaign, Why Texans Fought in the Civil War, and The House Divided: America in the Era of the Civil War. He is a coeditor of the Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland series.
Book Information
ISBN 9780809334520
Author Steven E. Woodworth
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint Southern Illinois University Press
Publisher Southern Illinois University Press
Weight(grams) 519g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 154mm * 25mm
