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McFarland and Company, Inc. Guerrilla Warfare in Civil War Missouri Volume II
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewreaders interested in the Civil War in Missouri owe a debt of gratitude to researcher Bruce Nichols for his extensive documentation of the guerrilla warfare that raged throughout the state...will likely stand the test of time as an invaluable resource for a wide range of interested readers--www.cwba.blogspot.com
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McFarland & Company Civil War Battlefield Orders Gone Awry The
Book Synopsis During the Civil War, the outcome of many a battle or campaign hinged on the proper wording, dissemination and interpretation of battlefield orders. Early in the war, officers trained in small unit combat could suddenly find themselves commanding thousands of men and writing orders to subordinates with little experience in the practice. The inclusion of accurate origin information, up-to-date knowledge of the situation in the field, the amount of discretion given to recipients, and the speed and geographical acumen of couriers were critical. This innovative volume examines 13 cases in which the tide of battle turned on written orders, including Ball''s Bluff, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Chickamauga. The importance of this seemingly clerical task, this work shows, equaled that of tactics, manpower, and supplies in determining the course of the Civil War.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Ending the Civil War The Bloody Year from Grants
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McFarland & Company Placenames of the Civil War Cities Towns Villages
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McFarland and Company, Inc. The Indiana Jackass Regiment in the Civil War A
Book SynopsisContains never before published information, including artillery firing tables, for an Indiana infantry regiment converted to heavy artillery. It concentrates upon these Hoosiers' three-and-a-half years of duty in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and Gulf states during the Civil War, often as a separate command.
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McFarland & Company William B Cushing in the Far East A Civil War
Book SynopsisFresh from success in sinking the Albermarle in the Civil War, the young Captain Cushing was assigned to command the gunboat USS Maumie in Hong Kong to aid the restoration of America's naval power in Asia. By linking such aims to British policy, and by courting Chinese and Japanese officials, he succeeded in re-establishing American naval and commercial power in the Far East.
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McFarland & Company Grenville Mellen Dodge in the Civil War Union
Book SynopsisIn 1861, Colonel Grenville Dodge organized the Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment and led them off to war. They had few uniforms or weapons and were more of a mob than a military unit, but Dodge shaped them into a fighting force. This book covers Dodge's Civil War career and the history of the Fourth Iowa, who fought at Pea Ridge, Vicksburg, Chattanooga and Atlanta.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Chasing Jeb Stuart and John Mosby The Union
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McFarland & Company Thomas J Wood A Biography of the Union General in
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McFarland & Company Abu Ghraib After the Scandal
Book Synopsis In March 2003 the United States military launched an invasion of Iraq. Months afterwards rumors began circulating about human rights violations in military prison facilities throughout occupied Iraq. In January 2004, an Army MP serving in Abu Ghraib Prison left a disc containing photographs of prisoner abuse on the bed of a military investigator. The photographs were infamous the moment they came to public attention, and the face of the Iraq War was re-drawn to be that of sadistic American soldiers. However, soldiers have lived and bled and died protecting the human rights of detainees at Abu Ghraib. The present work details the courage, resolve, and mercy of the soldiers of the 344th Combat Support Hospital, Army reservists from New York who were also present at the Twin Towers scene on September 11, 2001.
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McFarland & Company The Wilmington Weldon Railroad in the Civil War
Book SynopsisIn its early years, the Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company survived multiple threats to its existence. Under its new corporate name, the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Company would soon be put to the ultimate test, the Civil War. The railroad, unlike the Confederacy, survived, and would eventually transform itself a powerful regional economic force, adapting to the challenges of the New South.
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McFarland & Co Inc The 11th Alabama Volunteer Regiment in the Civil
Book Synopsis From inception to the final roll call, this regimental history traces the 11th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers from its 1861 creation to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. The work follows the 11th Alabama through various battles including Manassas, Fredericksburg, Salem Church and Gettysburg. Drawing on personal correspondence such as letters and diaries, it presents the soldiers as individuals and contributes to the dialogue on why the typical Southern soldier fought in the war. The geographical movement of the regiment throughout the war, its key leaders and the organization of its companies are also discussed in detail. There are 81 period photographs that add to the story of this remarkable unit.
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McFarland & Company Colonel Edward E Cross New Hampshire Fighting
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McFarland and Company, Inc. A Civil War Correspondent in New Orleans The
Book SynopsisContains the transcribed journals and reports of a war correspondent for the Boston Journal covering the campaign that captured New Orleans in 1862. Hills' journals begin in November 1861 and describe the Union preparations for the main assault and subsequent move up the Mississippi river, the attack on forts Jackson and St. Phillip, and his impression of the captured city.
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McFarland & Company The Underground Railroad in Dekalb County
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McFarland & Company Scapegoat of Shiloh
Book Synopsis A great controversy surrounds General Lew Wallace at the Battle of Shiloh. General U.S. Grant blamed Wallace for the huge number of casualties the Union suffered, citing a dilatory march and poor choice of route to the battlefield. Wallace was obsessed with these accusations his entire life and wrote Ben-Hur as much to work through the injustice of being labeled a scapegoat as for literary aspirations. This book asserts that something entirely different may be at fault for the astonishing number of men lost. Overlooked in the history of the battle is Grant''s own choice of a specific man to carry battle orders to Wallace, a mistake that might have made all the difference. This assertion is supported by newly discovered documents written by an obscure Wisconsin quartermaster as well as evidence in official records. The implications of this choice of messenger virtually vindicate Wallace. By also juxtaposing certain Confederate actions, this book explores the behind
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McFarland & Company Confederate Incognito
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McFarland & Company President Lincolns Recruiter General Lorenzo
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McFarland & Company Major General Alexander M McCook USA A Civil War
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McFarland & Company A Journal of the English Civil War The Letter
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Colonels in BlueIndiana Kentucky and Tennessee A
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McFarland & Company Thirteen Months at ManassasBull Run The Two
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Surviving Andersonville One Prisoners
Book SynopsisThis is a documentary work offering a first-person account of a Union soldier's daily adversity while a prisoner of war from 20 September 1863 to 4 June 1865. In 1891, while a patient at the Leavenworth National Home, Irish immigrant Edward Glennan began to write down his experiences in vivid detail, describing the months of malnutrition, exposure, disease and self-doubt.
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McFarland & Company Horses and Mules in the Civil War
Book Synopsis Horses and mules served during the Civil War in greater number and suffered more casualties than the men of the Union and Confederate armies combined. Using firsthand accounts, this history addresses the many uses of equines during the war, the methods by which they were obtained, their costs, their suffering on the battlefields and roads, their consumption by soldiers, and such topics as racing and mounted music. The book is supplemented by accounts of the Lightning Mule Brigade, the Charge of the Mule Brigade, five appendices and 37 illustrations. More than 700 Civil War equines are identified and described with incidental information and identification of their masters.
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McFarland & Co Inc The Civil War Papers of Lt Colonel Newton T Colby
Book Synopsis The shells of the enemy flew over us here tearing great limbs off the trees and screaming horribly ... then a shell struck into the ranks near where I was, killing and wounding five or six--I saw them fall and heard their screams. But on we went and I know not who they were or what became of them--September 21, 1862. Lt. Col. Colby served with the 23rd New York, the 107th New York at Antietam, Chancellorsville and Harper''s Ferry, and later in the Veteran Reserve Corps as superintendent of Old Capital Prison. This is a compilation of Colby''s letters to family, friends and military personnel, newspaper articles that detail the fighting in which Colby and his fellow soldiers were involved, and accounts of the fighting and daily life from other soldiers. Colby crossed paths with many prominent figures in the war and was recognized as an excellent soldier by his peers and commanding officers.
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McFarland & Company The Battle of the Crater
Book Synopsis The Battle of the Crater is one of the lesser known yet most interesting battles of the Civil War. This book, detailing the onset of brutal trench warfare at Petersburg, Virginia, digs deeply into the military and political background of the battle. Beginning by tracing the rival armies through the bitter conflicts of the Overland Campaign and culminating with the siege of Petersburg and the battle intended to lift that siege, this book offers a candid look at the perception of the campaign by both sides.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Parole Pardon Pass and Amnesty Documents of the
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Grants River Campaign Fort Henry to Shiloh
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McFarland & Co Inc A Rogues Life
Book Synopsis This book reveals the life of R. Clay Crawford, his dreams, his schemes, his successes and his failures, as he launched himself into many of the most turbulent episodes of 19th century United States history. Like everyone, he was born with a family history, not just genetic but also cultural determinants; this book reveals the influences on his behavior inherited from his father and his grandfathers. He likewise passed on to his children a model, not just genetic but cultural. Even so, Clay Crawford''s story is not just a family affair. He was a self-made man living in an age when such was thought to be a national asset--and thus stands out as a warning that the worship of the self-made man may produce more rogues than Rockefellers.
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McFarland & Company Last Stand on Bataan The Defense of the
Book SynopsisIn the opening days of the World War II, a joint US-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book tells the story of these critical months of the Pacific War.
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McFarland & Company The 55th North Carolina in the Civil War A
Book SynopsisFrom its formation in 1862 through its dissolution in 1865, this comprehensive history tells the story of the men who served in the 55th North Carolina. Drawing on letters, memoirs, diaries and recollections, it depicts the Civil War through the eyes of the soldiers, enhancing modern-day understanding of what it was like to fight for the Confederate States of America.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Civil War on Pensacola Bay 18611862
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McFarland & Company Irish Americans in the Confederate Army
Book SynopsisBeginning with an overview of Irish Americans in the South, the book looks at the Irish immigrant experience and the character of the typical Irish Confederate soldier, detailing the ways in which Irish communities supported the Southern war effort. The main focus is the military actions in which Irish American soldiers were present in significant or influential numbers.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. The Fourth Louisiana Battalion in the Civil War A
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McFarland & Company In Her Hour of Sore Distress and Peril The Civil War Diaries of John P Reynolds Eighth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Alias Paine Lewis Thornton Powell the Mystery Man
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McFarland & Company William S. Rosecrans and the Union Victory
Book Synopsis This is the first biography of Union General William S. Rosecrans in more than fifty years. It tells the story of his military successes and the important results that led to the Union victory in the Civil War: winning the first major campaign of the war in West Virginia in 1861; victories in northeastern Mississippi that made the Vicksburg Campaign possible; gaining the victory without which Abraham Lincoln said the nation could scarcely have lived over; conducting two brilliant campaigns in Tennessee and fighting the battle of Chickamauga (giving permanent possession of Chattanooga to the federals); defending Missouri from an invasion in 1864. The book also attempts to explain why Rosecrans was removed four times despite his military successes and examines the important part politics played in the war. Additionally it reveals a man who promoted many advances in medical care, transportation and cartography; a man interested in engineering as well as theology.
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McFarland & Co Inc The 72nd New York Infantry in the Civil War
Book SynopsisThis is the story of the men who fought and died in the 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Part of Dan Sickles' famed Excelsior Brigade, the 72nd N.Y. served in all the major actions associated with the III Corps, losing one-fourth or more of the regiment in three different engagements. The 72nd New York Infantry in the Civil War is a brogans-up view of the war told in the words of the men who were there. Drawing on soldier's letters, diaries, memoirs (many unpublished or obscure) and official reports, this work follows these men from the exciting beginnings of recruitment, the boredom and frustrations of life policing the secessionist countryside of Southern Maryland, through to the eventual disbanding of the regiment in July of 1864 after being bled white at Williamsburg, The Peninsula, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and the Overland Campaign. The final chapter offers a brief account of many of the men's lives following the war. Included in the work are pho
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McFarland and Company, Inc. General David S Stanley USA A Civil War Biography
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McFarland & Company Civil War in the North Carolina Quaker Belt
Book Synopsis This is an account of the seven military operations conducted by the Confederacy against deserters and disloyalists and the concomitant internal war between secessionists and those who opposed secession in the Quaker Belt of central North Carolina. It explains how the outliers (deserters and draft-dodgers) managed to elude capture and survive despite extensive efforts by Confederate authorities to hunt them down and return them to the army. The author discusses the development of the secret underground pro-Union organization the Heroes of America, and how its members utilized the Underground Railroad, dug-out caves, and an elaborate system of secret signals and communications to elude the hunters. Numerous instances of murder, rape, torture and other brutal acts and many skirmishes between gangs of deserters and Confederate and state troops are recounted. In a revisionist interpretation of the Tar Heel wartime peace movement, the author argues that William Holden''s peac
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McFarland & Company New Havens Civil War Hospital A History of Knight
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McFarland & Company The Fifth New York Cavalry in the Civil War
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McFarland and Company, Inc. The Great Missouri Raid Sterling Price and the
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McFarland & Company 115th New York in the Civil War A Regimental
Book SynopsisThe soldiers of the 115th New York were common men from Saratoga County, the Mohawk Valley, and Adirondack Mountain areas of New York State. In telling their story, author Mark Silo utilises the words and recollections left by sixty-seven of these men, as well as vast amounts of source material regarding the events and battles they experienced.Trade Reviewa masterfully written study of a regiment that deserves to be better known...an important study...well-written and informative - Civil War News ""an exemplary regimental history of the 115th New York...Silo tells the story of this regiment with great skill, compassion, and insight. Potential writers of regimental histories should obtain a copy of this book if only to see how it ought to be done. Silo well deserves a bow in the spotlight for his accomplishment in kneading all this material into a book that is a pleasure to read and to review"" - North & South""splendid"" - North Carolina and the Civil War blogTable of ContentsTable of ContentsForeword 1Preface 31. Camp Mohawk to Charles Town: “I fear they will have bad luck” 52. Chased from Maryland Heights: “We could easily have held” 153. White Flags at Harpers Ferry: “It was like a dagger to every heart” 264. Penned in Chicago: “Our boys are very unruly” 345. Fire and Consequences: “Thunder clap from a clear sky” 436. Idle Year in the South: “Even in paradise itself” 527. Olustee: “Like a mountain of adamant” 688. Bottled on Bermuda Hundred: “Nothing has been accomplished” 899. Brief Triumph at Cold Harbor: “The boys felt ugly” 10810. War in Trench and Crater: “What a fearful thunder” 12011. Decoying at Deep Bottom: “We were mowed down like grass” 13812. Fort Gilmer and Darbytown Road: “It looked like suicide” 14913. Two Calls on Fort Fisher: “Win or die” 16114. Peace and Home Again: “Great rejoicing! Our fighting is ended” 18115. Epilogue: “Your colors have been foremost in the fight” 192Afterword: “Riding a white horse and carrying the U.S. flag” 199Appendix A: Chronology of the 115th New York 201Appendix B: Regimental Roster 205Notes 279Bibliography 297Index 303
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McFarland & Company The Timberclads in the Civil War
Book Synopsis In the most detailed history ever of Union warships on the western waters of the Civil War, the author recounts the exploits of the timberclad ships Lexington, Tyler, and Conestoga. Converted to warships from commercial steamboats at the beginning of the conflict, the three formed the core of the North''s Western Flotilla, later the Mississippi Squadron. The book focuses on the activities of these wooden warriors while providing context for the greater war, including accounts of their famous commanders, their roles in both large and small battles, ship-to-ship combat, and support for the armies of Gen. U.S. Grant and Gen. William T. Sherman.Trade Reviewthorough research...the first, and what is likely to be the definitive, study of the timberclads. Highly recommended. - Choice""provides a vast amount of detail...immensely valuable...impressive...highly recommend it"" - North & South""fantastic"" - The Lone StarTable of ContentsTable of ContentsForeword by B. Franklin Cooling 1Preface 5List of Abbreviations 91. Rivers and Rebellion, January–April 1861 112. Commander Rodgers Goes West, April–June 1861 403. From Cincinnati into the War Zone, June–August 1861 684. New Men, Hotter War, September 1–October 9, 1861 965. Columbus-Belmont, October 10–November 9, 1861 1296. Skirmishing and Fleet Building, November–December 1861 1667. Fort Henry: Preparations and Battle, January–February 1862 1898. To Florence and Fort Donelson, February 1862 2259. Tennessee River–Columbus–Island No. 10, February–March 1862 25310. Tennessee River: Shiloh, March–April 1862 28111. White River and the C.S.S. Arkansas, June–July 1862 31712. An Anniversary, POW Convoys, and the Death of a Timberclad Hero, July–December 1862 36113. 1863: Arkansas Post to Helena 389 14. Peripheral Streams and Red River, 1863–1864 42415. Cavalry Versus Timberclads, June 1864 465Epilogue: Winding Down, July 1864–August 1865 478Chapter Notes 483Bibliography 519Index 537
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McFarland & Company Brandy Station Virginia June 9 1863 The Largest
Book SynopsisCompiled from various contemporary sources, this volume details the contributions of cavalry units during the spring campaign of 1863. Although the work discusses early encounters such as the Battle of Chancellorsville, the main focus is the Battle of Brandy Station, which marked the opening of the Gettysburg campaign and Lee's last offensive into the North.Trade Reviewwell-written...carefully researched...a fine job - North & South; ""excellent"" - Civil War News; ""should be the starting point for anyone interested in this battle"" - The Past In ReviewTable of ContentsTable of ContentsList of Maps viiiIntroduction 11. A Real Virginia Winter 5Stand-Off on the Rappahannock, December 1862–June 18632. Every Private Was a General 20Confederate Cavalry and Cavalrymen3. By Easy Marches 39The Assembly of Stuart’s Regiments in Culpeper County4. Pretty Well Used Up 55Cavalry Corps Reorginization, May 18635. Stirring Events 79Grand Reviews in Culpeper County, May–June 18636. What Dispositions Should be Made? 94Union Preparations for Combat, May 23–June 8, 18637. Success Was Dearly Bought 107Beverly Ford to Saint James Church8. A Small Affair 133The Advance of the Left Wing and the Fight at Stevensburg9. Fight Like Gentlemen! 153Fleetwood Hill10. Hurrah for Hell, Wade In! 180Yew Hills and the Union Withdrawal11. Few Will Exult 198After the Battle12. Old Soldiers Never Die 219Life After June 9, 1863Appendix A: Order of Battle and Casualties 253Appendix B: West Pointers at Brandy Station 262Notes 265Select Bibliography 303Index 317List of Maps1—Pleasonton’s Plan 1052—Stuart’s Reaction 1133—Beverly Ford 1184—St. James Church 1305—Butler’s Move to Stevensburg 1426—Duffié’s Attack at Stevensburg 1467—Wyndham’s Attack at Fleetwood 1608—Kilpatrick’s Attack 1749—The Stone Fence 18410—Yew Ridge 190
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McFarland & Co Inc Voices of the Confederate Navy
Book Synopsis This collection of writings by Confederate naval participants aptly tells the story of the hardships and trials faced by the men of the South on the seas and waterways. The narratives include fond memories of skirmishes in beloved ships, recollections of bitter defeats, dispatches of officers claiming victory, gritty excerpts from journals, accounts of cunning blockade dodges and carefully worded reports of the loss of a ship. Each entry lends valuable information and color as a modern reader tries to understand just what these men faced.
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McFarland & Company The Civil War in the Jackson Purchase 18611862
Book Synopsis The Jackson Purchase is the far western section of Kentucky. In 1861, it was a rich agricultural and iron producing region. It also controlled the mouths of the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers, as well as that middle stretch of the mighty Mississippi where it transitions from a northern to a southern river. The Purchase was the riverine gateway to the Deep South. The obvious military importance of the region caused both the Federal and Confederate governments to pour material resources and military talent into the Purchase in an effort to hold it and defend it against the incursions of their enemies. The Jackson Purchase was the Civil War training ground of such army officers as U.S. Grant, C.F. Smith, Leonidas Polk, Lloyd Tilghman, and the navy''s own Andrew H. Foote, commander of the Federal Brown Water Navy. Four major amphibious battles were fought for control of the area: Columbus-Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Island Number Ten. This book tells the
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