The Civil War in Tennessee, 1862-1863 /

The Civil War in Tennessee, 1862-1863 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lepa, Jack H., 1949-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.
Description:	vi, 233 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	American Civil War (1861-1865) Military campaigns. Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. Tennessee. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6628697

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ISBN:	9780786429783 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper) 078642978X (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.
Summary:	"This volume details the struggle for control of Tennessee during 1862 and 1863. It follows the movements of Union and Confederate forces through some of the worst battles of the war. Finally, the Union victory at the Battle of Chattanooga--which brought Tennessee definitively under Union control--and its consequences for both sides are discussed in detail"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Preparing to Fight
2. The River Campaign Begins
3. Fort Donelson
4. Turning Point in the West
5. Johnston Risks All
6. First Day at Shiloh
7. Shiloh - Day Two
8. Shiloh's Aftermath and Subsequent Campaigns
9. Rosecrans Takes Command
10. Slaughter at Stone's River
11. A Victory of Sorts
12. Spring 1863
13. A Campaign of Maneuver
14. A Fight Is Coming
15. Chickamauga - First Day
16. Chickamauga - Second Day
17. Chattanooga Under Siege
18. Grant Goes to Work
19. Nothing to Do but Wait
20. Lookout Mountain
21. Missionary Ridge
22. An Impossible Victory
23. After Chattanooga
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index