The Battle Of Okolona

Author : Brandon H. Beck
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614230441

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The Battle of Okolona by Brandon H. Beck Pdf

In February 1864, General William Sooy Smith led a force of over seven thousand cavalry on a raid into the Mississippi Prairie, bringing fire and destruction to one of the very few breadbaskets remaining in the Confederacy. Smith’s raid was part of General William T. Sherman’s campaign to march across Mississippi from Vicksburg to destroy the railroad junction at Meridian. Both Smith and Sherman intended to burn everything in their path that could aid in the Southern war effort. It was a harbinger of things to come in Georgia, South Carolina and the Shenandoah Valley. But neither reckoned with General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest’s small Confederate cavalry force defeated Smith in a running battle that stretched from West Point to Okolona and beyond. Forrest’s victory prevented Smith from joining Sherman and saved the Prairie from total destruction. Join Civil War historian Brandon Beck as he narrates this exciting story, with all the realities and color of cavalry warfare in the Deep South. Also included is a brief guided tour of the extant sites, preserved for future generations by the Friends of the Battle of Okolona, Inc.

Author : Don Troiani,Brian C. Pohanka
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780811727150

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Don Troiani's Civil War by Don Troiani,Brian C. Pohanka Pdf

Featuring renowned artist-historian Don Troiani's careful research, painstaking attention to detail, and dramatic style.

Author : Randy Bishop
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589809604

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Mississippi's Civil War Battlefields by Randy Bishop Pdf

“Crisp and concise . . . As the nation prepares to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the conflict in which brother fought brother, the current state of preservation that Bishop provides for each of these sites is timely and helps underscore the significance of Mississippi’s rich Civil War heritage.” —Terrence J. Winschel, historian, Vicksburg National Military Park, and author, Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign Between the years of 1862 and 1864, Mississippi was the site of such conflicts as the Battle of Corinth and the Siege of Vicksburg. This history book covers the fourteen major skirmishes that took place within the Magnolia State during the Civil War and offers a detailed description of each location’s current state of preservation. The maintenance of these sites are necessary to memorialize the more than 80,000 forgotten men who fought in these battles. In chronological order, sixteen chapters discuss each skirmish in detail and include firsthand accounts from those embroiled in the fighting, which depict the conditions faced throughout the series of conflicts. Photographs taken during the Civil War along with images of the sites today offer a past and present perspective of the battles that occurred within Mississippi’s boundaries.

Author : Iain MacGregor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472850089

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U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle by Iain MacGregor Pdf

'Just the thing for US Civil War buffs: snappily written, informative and entertaining. A cracking read.' Saul David, bestselling author and historian This attractively packaged gift book offers a highly illustrated introduction to some of the U.S. Civil War's most famous and important battles, from the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 to the Battle of Appomatox Court House in 1865. The U.S. Civil War was the most cataclysmic military struggle of the late 19th century, and in four bloody years of fighting from 1861 to 1865 over 620,000 American soldiers and sailors lost their lives in more than 8,000 battles, engagements and skirmishes. U.S. Civil War Battle by Battle tells the story of 30 of the most significant of these battles. These include some of the most famous clashes, such as the battles of Gettysburg and Fredericksburg, which resonate through American military history, but also the less well known, such as the battles of Brandy Station and Cedar Creek. This highly illustrated introduction, packed full of colour artwork, covers every theatre of the war and details infantry, cavalry, artillery and seaborne units from both the Union and the Confederate forces to give a true sense of the scale of the War between the States.

Author : Brannon Hollingsworth
Publisher : Four Fools Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Prelude to Okolona by Brannon Hollingsworth Pdf

February, 1864: the twilight of the American Civil War. Two men, desperate in their search for survival and hope, take two very different paths. In the swamps of North Mississippi, they encounter something from Beyond.

Author : Dennis W. Belcher
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786486229

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The 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War by Dennis W. Belcher Pdf

The 11th Missouri Infantry distinguished itself as just the type of regiment the Union needed in the Civil War. Hard as nails and loyal to a fault, the men of the "Eagle Brigade" would follow their commanders "into hell if they ordered." They battled two Confederate regiments at Iuka, turned the tide at Battery Robinett at Corinth, assaulted the impossible Stockade Redan at Vicksburg as whole ranks of soldiers were cut down, and broke Hood's line at Nashville. Although the 11th Missouri ranks among the 300 top regiments of the Civil War, little of its history has been formally recorded. This study provides a detailed account of the regiment's four-and-a-half years of outstanding service and a roster.

Author : Clement Anselm Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : UOM:39015070227213

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Confederate Military History by Clement Anselm Evans Pdf

Author : W. Fitzhugh Brundage,Laura F. Edwards,Jon F. Sensbach
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469670195

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A New History of the American South by W. Fitzhugh Brundage,Laura F. Edwards,Jon F. Sensbach Pdf

For at least two centuries, the South's economy, politics, religion, race relations, fiction, music, foodways and more have figured prominently in nearly all facets of American life. In A New History of the American South, W. Fitzhugh Brundage joins a stellar group of accomplished historians in gracefully weaving a new narrative of southern history from its ancient past to the present. This groundbreaking work draws on both well-established and new currents in scholarship, among them global and Atlantic world history, histories of African diaspora, and environmental history. The volume also considers the experiences of all people of the South: Black, white, Indigenous, female, male, poor, and elite. Together, the essays compose a seamless, cogent, and engaging work that can be read cover to cover or sampled at leisure. Contributors are Peter A. Coclanis, Gregory P. Downs, Laura F. Edwards, Robbie Ethridge, Kari Frederickson, Paul Harvey, Kenneth R. Janken, Martha S. Jones, Blair L. M. Kelley, Kate Masur, Michael A. McDonnell, Scott Reynolds Nelson, James D. Rice, Natalie J. Ring, and Jon F. Sensbach.

Author : Walter Coffey
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : United States
ISBN : 9781468580211

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The Civil War Months by Walter Coffey Pdf

The Civil War months presents a chronological, month-by-month approach to the conflict, allowing the reader to see at a glance the key battles and major campaigns on land and at sea, as well as insight into the main commanders of both armies.

Author : Michael Weeks
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781581575538

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The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Gettysburg to Vicksburg (Second Edition) by Michael Weeks Pdf

The definitive guidebook for Civil War tourists, from the novice historian to the die-hard buff For those who can’t resist trying to see it all, this indispensable book contains information on and reviews of almost 450 historical sites across the United States related to the Civil War, including all 384 of the principal battlefields listed by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. Every entry includes an in-depth overview of the history of the battle and its importance to the war, the must-see places at each site, as well as lodging and other travel information. Outlining ten suggested itineraries for short road trips that cover every major battle of the war, The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide enables historical travelers of any level to experience the Civil War as no other book has done.

Author : Henry Charles Fletcher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : United States
ISBN : NYPL:33433081801742

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History of the American War by Henry Charles Fletcher Pdf

Author : Gary C. Cole
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781490724393

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12 APRIL by Gary C. Cole Pdf

Richard Wesley Cole was a seventh-generation American whose family got caught up in America's Civil War. He enlisted as a foot soldier with the 3rd Mississippi State Infantry in October 1863 and, less than a year later, became a horseman with George's Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry, which later became the 5th Mississippi Cavalry in General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry Department. Richard proudly rode with Forrest until Richard was killed on 12 April 1864, at the Battle of Fort Pillow in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. Richard's story is a history of his family, a partial history of the 5th Mississippi Cavalry, the 22nd Mississippi Infantry, and the 30th Mississippi Infantry, and is a history of the war itself seen through the eyes of Richard and his family. When news reached Black Hawk, Mississippi, that Confederate troops in South Carolina had fired on Fort Sumter, the men and boys of the village were excited about the possibility of war with the North and bragged that if war came, it wouldn't be long before the Yankees were defeated and sent scurrying back home. The men and boys misunderstood what war would be like, but Richard's wife, Eliza, didn't and her worst fears would be realized as the war decimated her family. Eight days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, a volunteer state militia company was formed in Black Hawk. Richard's oldest son, a son-in-law, and two future sons-in-law enlisted with the company. Richard's second son ran away from home in February 1862 and joined the Confederate Army. Eight months later, Richard left home for the war. Richard and his family lived through the most tumultuous period in our Nation's history. They experienced firsthand the hardships and horrors of a nation at war with itself and it affected them for the rest of their lives.

Author : Jeff Erzin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476681030

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Confederate Veterans in Northern California by Jeff Erzin Pdf

Drawing on six years of research, this book covers the military service and postwar lives of notable Confederate veterans who moved into Northern California at the end the Civil War. Biographies of 101 former rebels are provided, from the oldest brother of the Clanton Gang to the son of a President to plantation owners, dirt farmers, criminals and everything in between.

Author : Catharine Merrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Indiana
ISBN : WISC:89062167655

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The Soldier of Indiana in the War for the Union ... by Catharine Merrill Pdf

Author : Eric Anderson,Alfred A. Moss
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780826264169

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Dangerous Donations by Eric Anderson,Alfred A. Moss Pdf

Dangerous Donations explores the important limitations on the power of these foundations and their agents. The northern philanthropies had to move cautiously and conservatively, seeking the cooperation of southern whites whenever possible. They believed African Americans could not be excluded from education and must be prepared for productive participation in the South -- whatever its social system -- for the safety of the region and the nation as a whole. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.