Year of desperate struggle : Jeb Stuart and his cavalry, from Gettysburg to Yellow Tavern, 1863-1864 / Monte Akers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akers, Monte, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864--Military leadership.

Stuart, Jeb.

Confederate States of America. Army--Biography.

Confederate States of America.

Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry--Biography.

Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Generals.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia ; Oxford : Casemate, 2015.

Summary:

By the summer of 1863, following Chancellorsville, it was clear to everyone on both sides of the Civil War that the Army of Northern Virginia was the most formidable force Americans had ever put in the field. It could only be ""tied"" in battle, if against great odds, but would more usually vanquish its opponents. A huge measure of that army's success was attributable to its cavalry arm, under Major General J.E.B. Stuart, which had literally ""run rings"" around its enemies.But Northern arithmetic and expertise were gradually catching up. In this work, the sequel to his acclaimed Year of Glory

Contents:

Prologue; ONe Out of the Frying Pan and Into HellMorning, June 24, 1863; tWO the Wayward Road to GettysburgJune 24 to July 1, 1863; tHRee east Cavalry Field and the Retreat to VirginiaJuly 2-14, 1863; FOUR Return to the BowerJuly 15-August 26, 1863; FIVe Season of SparringAugust 27-October 9, 1863; SIX the Bristoe Campaign and the Buckland RacesOctober 9-22, 1863; SeVeN Camp Wigwam and the mine Run CampaignOctober 23-November 30, 1863; eIGHt the Hard Winter of 1863-64December 1, 1863 to February 21, 1864; NINe the Dahlgren Affair and the Federal Army CoilsFebruary 22 to April 30, 1864

teN Grant Launches total War, from the Wildernessto Yellow tavern May 1-11, 1864eLeVeN And God's Will Was DoneMay 11-13, 1864; tWeLVe the World Without Jeb StuartAfter May 13, 1864; Index; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.

ISBN:

9781612002835

1612002838