Phillip Thomas Tucker

Westerners in Gray

The Men and Missions of the Elite Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment

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Produktbeschreibung

Few infantry regiments in the Civil War compiled a more distinguished record than the Fifth Missouri. The unique blending of fiery Irish Confederates from St. Louis with rural pro-Southern Missourians forged an unshakable esprit de corps, making the unit the crack infantry regiment in the western sector. Most of Colonel James C. McCown's troops were young men in their 20s, and their good health and physical conditioning allowed them to carry out their ""shock"" missions throughout the region. From the perspective of the common soldiers and the unit's leaders the activities and battles of the Fifth Missouri are recounted here.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 559g
• ISBN-13: 9780786431120
• ISBN-10: 0786431121
• Artikelnr.: 22568605

Autorenporträt

Phillip Thomas Tucker is a former Department of Defense historian in Washington, D.C. He lives in Davenport, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments     
Foreword (by Robert L. Hawkins III)     
1. Forging a Lethal Fighting Machine     
2. Iuka Becomes a Deadly Trap     
3. Storming the Fortifications of Corinth     
4. Lull Before the Storm     
5. Drumbeats in the Canebrakes of Port Gibson     
6. Almost Winning It All at Champion Hill Map: The Vicksburg Campaign     
7. Disaster at Big Black River     
8. Forty-seven Days in Hell     
Map: The Siege of Vicksburg     
Epilogue     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index