Yankee commandos: how William P. Sanders led a cavalry squadron deep into Confederate territory

"In June of 1863, Col. William P. Sanders led a cavalry raid of 1,300 men from the Union Army of the Ohio through Confederate-held East Tennessee. The raid's purpose was to sever the Confederate rail supply line from Virginia to the Western Theater, and Sanders and his raiders were largely...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Brandes, Stuart D. 1940- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Knoxville The University of Tennessee Press [2023]
Ausgabe:First edition
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:"In June of 1863, Col. William P. Sanders led a cavalry raid of 1,300 men from the Union Army of the Ohio through Confederate-held East Tennessee. The raid's purpose was to sever the Confederate rail supply line from Virginia to the Western Theater, and Sanders and his raiders were largely successful. Brandes presents readers with the most complete account of the Sanders raid to date using Sanders's official reports, East Tennessee diaries and memoirs of the Civil War, and pertinent secondary sources. In doing so, Brandes fills an important gap in Civil War scholarship and showcases Unionism in a mostly Confederate-sympathizing state"--
Beschreibung:xi, 318 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9781621907466

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand!