The cavalries at Stones River : an analytical history /

The cavalries at Stones River : an analytical history /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Belcher, Dennis W., 1950- author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Description:	ix, 291 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	American Civil War (1861-1865) Stones River, Battle of (Murfreesboro, Tennessee : 1862-1863) Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863. Military operations, Cavalry. Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. Tennessee. Tennessee -- Murfreesboro. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11311483

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ISBN:	9781476665368 (softcover : alk. paper) 1476665362 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-283) and index.
Summary:	"At the Battle of Stones River, General David Stanley's Union cavalry repeatedly fought General Joseph Wheeler's Confederate cavalry. This history describes events leading up to the battle and the key actions, including the December 31 attack by Wheeler's cavalry, the Union counterattack, the repulse of General John Wharton and Wheeler's daring raid on the rear of Rosecrans' army"--

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Part 1. Opening Moves
1. Bragg Leaves Kentucky and Two Armies Move (October 9-31, 1862)
2. Two Cavalries in Middle Tennessee (November 1-30, 1862)
3. A Decision to Fight (December 1-25, 1862)
Part 2. Two Cavalries
4. The Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland
5. The Cavalry of the Army of Tennessee
Part 3. Battle of Stones River
6. The Advance on Murfreesboro-First Phase (December 26-28)
7. The Advance on Murfreesboro-Second Phase (December 29-30)
8. The Cavalry Battle of Stones River (December 31, Early Morning)
9. The Cavalry Battle of Stones River (December 31, Late Morning)
10. On the East Flank-Pegram's Cavalry (December 31)
11. Stanley and Wheeler Arrive on the Battlefield (Afternoon, December 31)
12. Cavalry Actions (January 1-5)
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index