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Decisions at Perryville : the twenty-two critical decisions that defined the battle / Larry Peterson ; maps by Tim Kissel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peterson, Lawrence K., author.
- Series:
- Command decisions in America's Civil War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862.
- Command of troops--Case studies.
- Command of troops.
- Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Kentucky.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States.
- Military campaigns.
- Kentucky--Perryville.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The Battle of Perryville was the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive as General Braxton Bragg's army won a strategic victory over Major General Don Carlos Buell's corps from the Union Army of the Ohio. However, as Bragg retreated into Tennessee shortly after the battle, he effectively granted control of Kentucky to the Union, and the North would hold this critical border state for the remainder of the American Civil War. In Decisions at Perryville, Larry Peterson examines the critical decisions that shaped the way the battle unfolded. Rather than offering a history of the battle, Peterson focuses on the critical decisions confronting Federal and Confederate leaders and ultimately shaping the battle as we know it today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Confederate High Tide, June
- December 1862
- ch. 2 Before the Battle, September 29
- October 7, 1862
- ch. 3 Initiating the Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
- ch. 4 The Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
- ch. 5 After the Battle, October 8
- 24, 1862
- ch. 6 Aftermath and Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-208) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Peterson, Larry. Decisions at Perryville
- ISBN:
- 9781621906797
- 1621906795
- OCLC:
- 1281796099
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