03200nam 2200685 a 450 991095939740332120230803020229.00-8093-3204-31-283-97102-X(CKB)2550000000996583(OCoLC)828496204(CaPaEBR)ebrary10648901(SSID)ssj0000820264(PQKBManifestationID)11458722(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820264(PQKBWorkID)10863255(PQKB)11437083(OCoLC)826443540(MdBmJHUP)muse25739(Au-PeEL)EBL1354620(CaPaEBR)ebr10648901(CaONFJC)MIL428352(MiAaPQ)EBC1354620(EXLCZ)99255000000099658320120510d2013 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe prairie boys go to war the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 /Rhonda M. Kohl1st ed.Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press20131 online resource (369 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8093-3822-X 0-8093-3203-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental historiesUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental historiesUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--CampaignsIllinoisHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsUnited 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.973.7/3Kohl Rhonda M.1957-1829131MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959397403321The prairie boys go to war4398305UNINA