02809nam 2200613Ia 450 991078083810332120200520144314.00-8078-6602-41-4696-0509-00-8078-9868-6(CKB)2520000000007795(EBL)475204(OCoLC)642661016(SSID)ssj0000458097(PQKBManifestationID)11282238(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458097(PQKBWorkID)10421069(PQKB)10345619(StDuBDS)EDZ0000245479(OCoLC)646872637(MdBmJHUP)muse23524(Au-PeEL)EBL475204(CaPaEBR)ebr10350287(MiAaPQ)EBC475204(EXLCZ)99252000000000779520090316d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFields of blood[electronic resource] the Prairie Grove Campaign /William L. SheaChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20091 online resource (369 p.)Civil War AmericaDescription based upon print version of record.1-4696-0989-4 0-8078-3315-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Hindman -- Federals -- Return to Arkansas -- The Boston Mountains -- War of nerves -- Down in the valley -- Cane Hill -- Race to Prairie Grove -- Opening moves -- Artillery duel -- Herron storms the ridge -- Fight for the Borden house -- Blunt saves the day -- Change of front -- Confederate sunset -- Retreat -- Aftermath -- Raid on Van Buren -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Order of battle.William Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War that effectively ended Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River. Shea provides a colorful account of a grueling campaign that lasted five months and covered hundreds of miles of rugged Ozark terrain. In a fascinating analysis of the personal, geographical, and strategic elements that led to the fateful clash in northwest Arkansas, he describes a campaign notable for rapid marching, bold movements, hard fighting, and the most remarkabCivil War America.Prairie Grove, Battle of, Ark., 1862United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsPrairie Grove, Battle of, Ark., 1862.973.7/32Shea William L1479034MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780838103321Fields of blood3694917UNINA