Dennis W. Belcher

The Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland

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Produktbeschreibung

During its two-year history, the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland fought the Confederates in some of the most important actions of the Civil War, including Stones River, Chickamauga, the Tullahoma Campaign, the pursuit of Joseph Wheeler in October 1863 and the East Tennessee Campaign. They battled with legendary Confederate cavalry units commanded by Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Wheeler and others. By October 1864, the cavalry grew from eight regiments to four divisions--composed of units from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Tennessee--before participating in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, where the Union cavalry suffered 30 percent casualties. This history of the Army of the Cumberland's cavalry units analyzes their success and failures and re-evaluates their alleged poor service during the Atlanta Campaign.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 670g
• ISBN-13: 9780786494804
• ISBN-10: 0786494808
• Artikelnr.: 43859034

Autorenporträt

Dennis W. Belcher has edited or authored nine books on the Civil War and has published in the North & South magazine. He lives in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by David A. Powell Preface Part I: Major General David S. Stanley, Chief of Cavalry 1.
The Union Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland 2.
The Battle of Stones River 3.
Middle Tennessee, January-June 1863 4.
The Tullahoma Campaign, June 23-July 5, 1863 5.
The Advance on Chattanooga Part II: Brigadier General Robert B. Mitchell, Acting Chief of Cavalry 6.
The Battle of Chickamauga 7.
The Union Cavalry Guards the Tennessee River; Wheeler's Raid Part III: Brigadier General Washington Lafayette Elliott, Chief of Cavalry 8.
The Knoxville Campaign and Campaigning in East Tennessee: A New Beginning 9.
Preparation for the Atlanta Campaign: Two Divisions Divided 10.
Rocky Face Ridge to the Chattahoochee River, May-July 9, 1864 11.
Chattahoochee River to Atlanta, July 10-August 7, 1864 12.
Atlanta to Lovejoy's Station, August 8-October 26, 1864 Epilogue Appendix A: Biographical Notes Appendix B: Organization of the Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland Chapter Notes Bibliography Index