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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959397403321

Autore

Kohl Rhonda M. <1957->

Titolo

The prairie boys go to war : the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 / / Rhonda M. Kohl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8093-3204-3

1-283-97102-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/3

Soggetti

United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)

Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns

Illinois History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The politics of war, August 1861 to February 1862 -- The springtime of war, March to July 1862 -- This godforsaken town, July to October 1862 -- Under Grant's command, November 1862 to May 1863 -- Redemption at Vicksburg, June to August 1863 -- Winslow's Cavalry, September 1863 to January 1864 -- The grand raid, February to March 1864 -- Garrison duty, March to December 1864 -- Soon this cruel war will close, January to October 1865.

Sommario/riassunto

Cavalry units from Midwestern states remain largely absent from Civil War literature, and what little has been written largely overlooks the individual men who served.The Fifth Illinois Cavalry has thus remained obscure despite participating in some of the most important campaigns in Arkansas and Mississippi.