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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459643103321

Autore

Parson Thomas E. <1960->

Titolo

Work for giants : the Campaign and Battle of Tupelo/Harrisburg, Mississippi, June-July, 1864 / / Thomas E. Parson ; foreword by Timothy B. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-61277-869-0

1-61277-868-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 p.)

Collana

Civil War Soldiers and Strategies

Disciplina

973.7/37

Soggetti

Tupelo, Battle of, Tupelo, Miss., 1864

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The "Gorillas" -- A pair of raids -- A third raid -- Stretched to the limit -- A gathering army -- Watching and waiting -- Marching south -- Pontotoc -- Pinson's Hill -- The road to Tupelo -- Bertram's Shop and the Camargo Crossroads -- Harrisburg -- Opening moves -- "A medley of blunders" -- "Endurance had reached a limit" -- "Who will care for mother now?" -- The Federal withdrawal -- Old Town Creek -- Return to Memphis -- Victory or defeat -- Historiography.