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Union Cavalry in the Civil War, The - Vol #2 The War in the East from Gettysburg to Appomattox 1863-1865

By: Louisiana State University Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Louisiana State University Press)

Last Stocked on 2/5/2021

Product Info

Title
Union Cavalry in the Civil War, The - Vol #2 The War in the East from Gettysburg to Appomattox 1863-1865
Category
Author
Stephen Z. Starr
Publish Year
1981
Pages
526
Dimensions
6.25x9.25x1.75"
NKG Part #
2147854945
Type
Hardcover

Description

With this volume Stephen Z. Starr brings to a triumphant conclusion his prize-winning trilogy on the history of the Union cavalry. The War in the West provides accounts of the cavalry's role in the Vicksburg campaign, the conquest of central Tennessee, Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the campaign of the Carolinas. Starr never neglects the numerous difficulties the cavalry faced: equipment shortages; inadequate weapons; unsuitable organization; and inept use of the cavalry by many members of the Union high command. And he never ignores the cavalry's own contributions to its failures. He convincingly demonstrates that in the end, in the battle of Nashville and in the Selma Campaign, the Union cavalry proved enormously effective. With this final volume Starr's objective remains "the portrayal of the life and campaigns of the Union cavalry as they were experienced and fought by its troopers and officers."