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Grierson's Grand Raid in the Civil War (Expanded, Annotated)

Author : Richard W. Surby
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grierson's Grand Raid in the Civil War (Expanded, Annotated) written by Richard W. Surby and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From April 17 to May 2, 1863, one of the most daring Union actions took place as a diversion to Grant's Vicksburg campaign. A cavalry force of 1,700 men under Colonel Benjamin Grierson rode six hundred miles through Rebel territory to tear up railroads, free slaves, and destroy Confederate supplies as special forces. The raiders seemed unstoppable and caused great damage, inflicting many times the casualties on the enemy as were inflicted upon themselves. This is the story of that guerrilla raid, by those who were there and verified by Grierson. This book also tells the story of the scout, Chickasaw, a southerner loyal to the Union who risked his life to help the Federal troops. For the first time ever, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

Grierson's Grand Raid in the Civil War

Author : Richard W. Surby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Grierson's Grand Raid in the Civil War written by Richard W. Surby and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From April 17 to May 2, 1863, one of the most daring Union actions took place as a diversion to Grant's Vicksburg campaign. A cavalry force of 1,700 men under Colonel Benjamin Grierson rode six hundred miles through Rebel territory to tear up railroads, free slaves, and destroy Confederate supplies as special forces. The raiders seemed unstoppable and caused great damage, inflicting many times the casualties on the enemy as were inflicted upon themselves. This is the story of that guerrilla raid, by those who were there and verified by Grierson. This book also tells the story of the scout, Chickasaw, a southerner loyal to the Union who risked his life to help the Federal troops.

Grierson's Raid

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453274189
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book Grierson's Raid written by Dee Brown and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The improbable Civil War raid that led to the Siege of Vicksburg, recounted by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. For two weeks in the spring of 1862, Colonel Benjamin Grierson and 1,700 Union cavalry troopers conducted a raid from Tennessee to Louisiana. It was intended to divert Confederate attention from Ulysses S. Grant’s army crossing the Mississippi River, a maneuver that would set the stage for the Siege of Vicksburg. Led by a former music teacher whose role in the Union cavalry was belied by his hatred of horses, Grierson’s Raid was not only brilliant, but improbably successful. The cavalrymen ripped up railway track, destroyed storehouses, took prisoners, and freed slaves. Colonel Grierson lost only three men through the whole expedition. Rich and detailed, Grierson’s Raid is the definitive work on one of the most astonishing missions of the Civil War’s early days. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Roughshod Through Dixie

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846039940
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Roughshod Through Dixie written by Mark Lardas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid. Over the next seventeen days, Grierson's horsemen caused havoc by destroying railroad lines, attacking outposts, burning military stores and fighting numerous small actions, before breaking back through the lines at Baton Rouge. The raid was a tremendous success, not only by virtue of the destruction it caused, but also because the Confederates were forced to divert thousands of troops away from the front lines during General Grant's critical Vicksburg offensive. This book tells the complete story of one of the most daring Union raids of the war.

Roughshod Through Dixie

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780963440
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Roughshod Through Dixie written by Mark Lardas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid. Over the next seventeen days, Grierson's horsemen caused havoc by destroying railroad lines, attacking outposts, burning military stores and fighting numerous small actions, before breaking back through the lines at Baton Rouge. The raid was a tremendous success, not only by virtue of the destruction it caused, but also because the Confederates were forced to divert thousands of troops away from the front lines during General Grant's critical Vicksburg offensive. This book tells the complete story of one of the most daring Union raids of the war.

Dee Brown on the Civil War

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504049594
Total Pages : 845 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Dee Brown on the Civil War written by Dee Brown and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three true tales of Civil War combat, as recounted by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. The acclaimed historian of the American West turns his attention to the country’s bloody civil conflict, chronicling the exploits of extraordinary soldiers who served in unexpected ways at a pivotal moment in the nation’s history. Grierson’s Raid: The definitive work on one of the most astonishing missions of the Civil War’s early days. For two weeks in the spring of 1862, Col. Benjamin Grierson, a former music teacher, led 1,700 Union cavalry troops on a raid from Tennessee to Louisiana. The improbably successful mission diverted Confederate attention from Grant’s crossing of the Mississippi and set the stage for the Siege of Vicksburg. General Sherman called it “the most brilliant expedition of the war.” The Bold Cavaliers: In 1861, Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan and his brother-in-law Basil Duke put together a group of formidable horsemen, and set to violent work. Morgan’s Raiders began in their home state, staging attacks, recruiting new soldiers, and intercepting Union telegraphs. Most were imprisoned after unsuccessful incursions into Ohio and Indiana years later, but some Raiders would escape, regroup, and fight again in different conflicts. “Accurate and frequently exciting” (Kirkus Reviews). The Galvanized Yankees: The little-known and awe-inspiring true story of a group of captured Confederate soldiers who chose to serve in the Union Army rather than endure the grim conditions of prisoner of war camps. “An accurate, interesting, and sometimes thrilling account of an unusual group of men who rendered a valuable service to the nation in a time of great need” (The New York Times Book Review).

The Real Horse Soldiers

Author : Timothy B. Smith
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1611214297
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book The Real Horse Soldiers written by Timothy B. Smith and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This epic account is as thrilling and fast-paced as the raid itself and will quickly rival, if not surpass, Dee Brown’s Grierson’s Raid as the standard.” —Terrence J. Winschel, historian (ret.), Vicksburg National Military Park Winner, Operational/Battle History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award Winner, Fletcher Pratt Literary Award, Civil War Round Table of New York There were other simultaneous operations to distract Confederate attention from the real threat posed by U. S. Grant’s Army of the Tennessee. Benjamin Grierson’s operation, however, mainly conducted with two Illinois cavalry regiments, has become the most famous, and for good reason: For 16 days (April 17 to May 2) Grierson led Confederate pursuers on a high-stakes chase through the entire state of Mississippi, entering the northern border with Tennessee and exiting its southern border with Louisiana. Throughout, he displayed outstanding leadership and cunning, destroyed railroad tracks, burned trestles and bridges, freed slaves, and created as much damage and chaos as possible. Grierson’s Raid broke a vital Confederate rail line at Newton Station that supplied Vicksburg and, perhaps most importantly, consumed the attention of the Confederate high command. While Confederate Lt. Gen. John Pemberton at Vicksburg and other Southern leaders looked in the wrong directions, Grant moved his entire Army of the Tennessee across the Mississippi River below Vicksburg, spelling the doom of that city, the Confederate chances of holding the river, and perhaps the Confederacy itself. Based upon years of research and presented in gripping, fast-paced prose, Timothy B. Smith’s The Real Horse Soldiers captures the high drama and tension of the 1863 horse soldiers in a modern, comprehensive, academic study. Readers will find it fills a wide void in Civil War literature.

Grierson's Raid

Author : Tom Lalicki
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374327874
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book Grierson's Raid written by Tom Lalicki and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-04-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson's sixteen-day raid through central Mississippi in the spring of 1863, which distracted Confederate attention while Union troops moved on Vicksburg.

Civil War High Commands

Author : John Eicher
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804780353
Total Pages : 1062 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Civil War High Commands written by John Eicher and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on nearly five decades of research, this magisterial work is a biographical register and analysis of the people who most directly influenced the course of the Civil War, its high commanders. Numbering 3,396, they include the presidents and their cabinet members, state governors, general officers of the Union and Confederate armies (regular, provisional, volunteers, and militia), and admirals and commodores of the two navies. Civil War High Commands will become a cornerstone reference work on these personalities and the meaning of their commands, and on the Civil War itself. Errors of fact and interpretation concerning the high commanders are legion in the Civil War literature, in reference works as well as in narrative accounts. The present work brings together for the first time in one volume the most reliable facts available, drawn from more than 1,000 sources and including the most recent research. The biographical entries include complete names, birthplaces, important relatives, education, vocations, publications, military grades, wartime assignments, wounds, captures, exchanges, paroles, honors, and place of death and interment. In addition to its main component, the biographies, the volume also includes a number of essays, tables, and synopses designed to clarify previously obscure matters such as the definition of grades and ranks; the difference between commissions in regular, provisional, volunteer, and militia services; the chronology of military laws and executive decisions before, during, and after the war; and the geographical breakdown of command structures. The book is illustrated with 84 new diagrams of all the insignias used throughout the war and with 129 portraits of the most important high commanders.

Operational Raids: Cavalry In The Vicksburg Campaign, 1862-1863

Author : Captain Paul C. Jussel
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786253771
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Operational Raids: Cavalry In The Vicksburg Campaign, 1862-1863 written by Captain Paul C. Jussel and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is a historical analysis of the cavalry raids led by Confederate Major Generals Earl Van Dorn and Nathan Bedford Forrest in December 1862 and Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson in April 1863. Each raid is examined in detail based on the historical data available and focuses on the operational concerns and considerations of Union and Confederate commanders. Some of the conclusions that can be drawn from this investigation are: the use of cavalry had evolved to large, independent units for separate operations; the operational benefit of cavalry was demonstrated first by the Confederacy, then refined and used by the Federals during the Vicksburg Campaign; the synchronization and orchestration of units from different commands against a common target produced significant benefits; and sufficiently strong units, capable of self-sustainment, can be detached from the main body of an army to operate behind enemy lines to destroy the enemy Infrastructure. The study concludes that operational raids can be a significant economical operation to attack an enemy center of gravity without using the bulk of the army. The historical examples from the Vicksburg Campaign can be compared to today’s force structure to show that capability is limited for the modem commander.

Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War

Author : Alfred Hudson Guernsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War written by Alfred Hudson Guernsey and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Civil War in America

Author : Walter Gaston Shotwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Civil War in America written by Walter Gaston Shotwell and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Civil War

Author : John Formby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The American Civil War written by John Formby and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Photographic History of The Civil War

Author : Francis Miller
Publisher : Standard International Print Group
ISBN 13 : 1600815693
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book A Photographic History of The Civil War written by Francis Miller and published by Standard International Print Group. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: he Photographic History of the Civil War was first published in 1911 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the great conflict. These volumes were dedicated to the American People in tribute to the courage and the valor with which they met one of the greatest crises that a nation has ever known. A crisis that changed the course of civilization. Contained within are thousands of photographs as well as the rise of photographic journalism during a conflict. This series offers a unique record of one of the greatest conflicts in the history of mankind. Included in this series are maps to mark the battles and line-art decorations that give the reader an authentic feel of the era. The photographs in this series can be viewed as art, history or more importantly journalism. Covering every aspect of war- from the frontline to everyday life- these volumes are a testament to the conflict and the country which emerged from it. The Calvary presents a photographic record of the Federal Cavalry and the Confederate Cavalry. It documents equipment and personnel as well as the most daring raids used and conducted by both forces.

The Photographic History of the Civil War: The cavalry

Author : Francis Trevelyan Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Photographic History of the Civil War: The cavalry written by Francis Trevelyan Miller and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities.

The Battle of Raymond / The Untold Turning Point of the Civil War

Author : Dan Bokros
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435706064
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Raymond / The Untold Turning Point of the Civil War written by Dan Bokros and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the decisions made at the Battle of Raymond, part of the Vicksburg Campaign, in determining the direction of the remainder of the American Civil War.

Grierson Raids, and Hatch's Sixty-Four Days March, with Biographical Sketches, Also the Life and Adventures of Chickasaw, the Scout

Author : R W Surby
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230417905
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Grierson Raids, and Hatch's Sixty-Four Days March, with Biographical Sketches, Also the Life and Adventures of Chickasaw, the Scout written by R W Surby and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ... dubious, and there was no chance of escape. I had been deprived of my arms, &c. At last they concluded to make me fast to a tree, and they proceeded to fasten my hands behind me with a grass rope, made me sit down with my back against a hickory sapling, and secured my arms to it. They then all laid down and went to sleep. After feeling satisfied that they slept soundly I commenced to work and twist, and in doing so wore the skin all off my wrists. At last I managed to raise my body up to a standing position, and while straining every nerve I twisted my head around so as to be able to gnaw the rope with my teeth, one of which became fast in it, and while in the effort to release it one of my feet slipped and I fell. I felt a sharp, quick pain for an instant, and discovered I was minus a tooth. The longer I knawed on the rope the larger it seemed to get; I succeeded, however, in freeing my arms from the tree, and crawled cautiously along on my body about one hundred yards. I listened, but all was quiet. I then succeeded in working my legs back, one at a time, thus bringing my arms before me, which was quite a relief. I soon had them untied. I then shaped my course, as I then supposed, toward Corinth. After traveling all night and the next day until evening I found myself back on the same identical spot where they had tied me. Of course the rebels were gone, but let me tell you I was badly scared. I then proceeded to a house, where a woman directed me the course to pursue, and here I am." John thought he had traveled about seventy-fivo miles, when in fact he had not been more than twenty or thirty at most. I asked him why he did not go back, after releasing himself, secure their arms, and kill the last one of them. "Well," replied John, ..".