Perryville : this grand havoc of battle / / Kenneth W. Noe

• Autore: Noe Kenneth W. <1957->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (520 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/33
• Soggetto topico: Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862
• Note generali: Paperback edition 2011.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; PERRYVILLE; Title; Copyright; For Nancy; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; List of maps; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Divided We Fall; 2. A Brilliant Summer Campaign; 3. The Enemy Is Before You; 4. The Great Foot Race; 5. A Babel of Confusion; 6. Blissful Ignorance; 7. To Strike a Blow; 8. Enough Boys, for This Morning; 9. A Small Sized Hell; 10. Forward; 11. A Square, Stand-up . . . Fight; 12. Up the Hill Came the Rebels; 13. I Want no More Night Fighting; 14. Scenes of Blood and Suffering; 15. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp; 16. The World Has Changed; Appendix 1: Order of Battle ; Appendix 2: Artillery at PerryvilleNotes; Works Consulted; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed near Perryville, Kentucky, in what would be the largest battle ever fought on Kentucky soil. The climax of a campaign that began two months before in northern Mississippi, Perryville came to be recognized as the high water mark of the western Confederacy. Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle is the definitive account of this important conflict. While providing all the parry and thrust one might expect from an excellent battle narrative, the book also reflects the new trends in Civil War history in its concern for ordinary soldiers a
• Titolo autorizzato: Perryville
• ISBN: 0-8131-3384-X; 1-283-32703-1; 9786613327031; 0-8131-2623-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810583403321
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