Perryville : this grand havoc of battle / Kenneth W. Noe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noe, Kenneth W., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed near Perryville, Kentucky, in what would be the largest battle ever fought on Kentucky soil. The climax of a campaign that began two months before in northern Mississippi, Perryville came to be recognized as the high water mark of the western Confederacy. Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle is the definitive account of this important conflict. While providing all the parry and thrust one might expect from an excellent battle narrative, the book also reflects the new trends in Civil War history in its concern for ordinary soldiers a

Contents:

Cover; PERRYVILLE; Title; Copyright; For Nancy; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; List of maps; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Divided We Fall; 2. A Brilliant Summer Campaign; 3. The Enemy Is Before You; 4. The Great Foot Race; 5. A Babel of Confusion; 6. Blissful Ignorance; 7. To Strike a Blow; 8. Enough Boys, for This Morning; 9. A Small Sized Hell; 10. Forward; 11. A Square, Stand-up . . . Fight; 12. Up the Hill Came the Rebels; 13. I Want no More Night Fighting; 14. Scenes of Blood and Suffering; 15. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp; 16. The World Has Changed; Appendix 1: Order of Battle

Appendix 2: Artillery at PerryvilleNotes; Works Consulted; Index

Notes:

Paperback edition 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613327031

9780813133843

081313384X

9781283327039

1283327031

9780813126234

0813126231

OCLC:

777549349