The prairie boys go to war : the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 /

The prairie boys go to war : the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kohl, Rhonda M., 1957-
Imprint:	Carbondale [Illinois] : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Description:	xvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Army. -- Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865) United States. -- Army. -- Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865) American Civil War (1861-1865) Military campaigns. Regimental histories. Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. Illinois. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9035900

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ISBN:	9780809332038 (cloth : alk. paper) 0809332035 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-291) and index.

Table of Contents:

The politics of war, August 1861 to February 1862
The springtime of war, March to July 1862
This godforsaken town, July to October 1862
Under Grant's command, November 1862 to May 1863
Redemption at Vicksburg, June to August 1863
Winslow's Cavalry, September 1863 to January 1864
The grand raid, February to March 1864
Garrison duty, March to December 1864
Soon this cruel war will close, January to October 1865.