Robert P. Broadwater

The Battle of Perryville, 1862

Culmination of the Failed Kentucky Campaign

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1862, the South launched a campaign to bring the indecisive border state of Kentucky into the Confederacy. Full of blunders and missed opportunities, the campaign convinced the Kentuckians that the Confederacy was incapable of holding the state against determined Union forces. Among the disasters was the bloody battle of Perryville. Drawing on research in letters, diaries and regimental histories, this book tells the story of the South's ill-fated effort. The main focus is Perryville, where inexperience on both sides and the lack of cohesive Confederate action turned what could easily have been a Southern victory into a disheartening retreat, forever relegating General Braxton Bragg to the annals of military mediocrity. Appendices include lists of Confederate and Union commands, strategic placements of the inexperienced regiments, and casualties. Photographs and an index are included.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780786460809
• ISBN-10: 0786460806
• Artikelnr.: 29507957

Autorenporträt

The late Robert P. Broadwater wrote more than 35 books of military history and more than 100 magazine articles dealing with the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War. He lived in Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Kentucky Invaded and On to Richmond     
2. Delay at Munfordville     
3. New Generals, New Men     
4. Bragg Maneuvers for a Battle     
5. Opening Shots     
6. The Fire and the Fury     
7. The Retreat     
8. Back in Tennessee     
Epilogue     
Appendix I. The Opposing Forces-Cumberland Gap     
Appendix II. The Opposing Forces-Perryville     
Appendix III. The Inexperience of Union Regiments     
Appendix IV. Casualties     
Appendix V. "The Charge of the First Tennessee at Perryville"     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index