Cannoneers in gray : the field artillery of the Army of Tennessee /
Winner of the 1984 Mrs. Simon Baruch University Award from the United Daughters of the ConfederacyWinner of the 1984 Fletcher Pratt Award from the Civil War Roundtable of New YorkThis enlarged edition of Cannoneers in Gray provides new detail concerning the activities of artillery units operating in...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Edition: | Revised edition. |
| Imprint: | Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, ©2005. |
| Series: | Alabama Fire Ant.
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at Project MUSE |
| Summary: | Winner of the 1984 Mrs. Simon Baruch University Award from the United Daughters of the ConfederacyWinner of the 1984 Fletcher Pratt Award from the Civil War Roundtable of New YorkThis enlarged edition of Cannoneers in Gray provides new detail concerning the activities of artillery units operating in key campaigns of the western theater of the Civil War-at Stones River, Missionary Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, Shiloh, Peachtree Creek. Larry Daniel traces the four-year history of the artillery branch of the Army of Tennessee from its organization through its demise at the war's end. He shows that Ci. A highly regarded resource on a critical aspect of the Civil War <br> <br> This enlarged edition of Cannoneers in Gray provides new detail concerning the activities of artillery units operating in key campaigns of the western theater of the Civil War--at Stones River, Missionary Ridge, Kennesaw Mountain, Shiloh, Peachtree Creek. Larry Daniel traces the four-year history of the artillery branch of the Army of Tennessee from its organization through its demise at the war's end. He shows that Civil War cannons were of little consequence when used as offensive weapons but could be highly effective in defense.<br> <br> Includes five new maps of campaigns and battles central to his discussion of larger issues, such as command and strategy on the western front.<br> |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 268 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817389826 0817389822 |
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