The Civil War in the Jackson Purchase, 1861-1862 : the pro-Confederate struggle and defeat in southwest Kentucky / Dan Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Dan, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jackson Purchase (Ky.)--History, Military--19th century.

Jackson Purchase (Ky.).

Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Kentucky.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Jackson Purchase is the far western section of Kentucky. It was the riverine gateway to the Deep South. This book tells the story of the bloody years 1861 and 1862 and the tense, contested Union occupation that followed in the region known as "The South Carolina of Kentucky"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The secession crisis (November 1860-August 1861)

The Federals and the Confederates make their opening moves (April-August 1861)

Stalemate (August-September 1861)

Invasions (September 1861)

Columbus (September-October 1861)

The Battle of Columbus-Belmont (November 1861)

With General C.F. Smith in Paducah (November-December 1861)

Grant and Polk after the Battle of Columbus-Belmont (November-December 1861)

The Federal expedition (January 1862)

The attack on Fort Henry and Fort Heiman (February 1862)

Between two battles (February 1862)

The Battle of Fort Donelson (February 1862)

The surrender of Fort Donelson (February 1862)

Reconnoiters and evacuations (February-March 1862)

Island Number Ten (March-April 1862)

Rebel incursions and yankee injustices (1862-1865).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1271-4