The Darkest Days of the War
The Battles of Iuka and Corinth
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1997
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The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-2320-0 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-2320-0 (ISBN)
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Peter Cozzens here presents a book-length study of two of the complex and vicious battles of the American Civil War: Iuka and Corinth. Drawing on extensive primary research, he details the tactical stories of the two battles, analyzing troop movements down to the regimental level.
During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces attempted a three-pronged strategic advance into the North. The outcome of this offensive - the only co-ordinated Confederate attempt to carry the conflict to the enemy - was disastrous. The results at Antietam and in Kentucky are well known; the third offensive, the northern Mississippi campaign, led to the devastating defeats at Iuka and Corinth - defeats that would open the way for Grant's attack on Vicksburg. Peter Cozzens here presents a book-length study of these two complex and vicious battles. Drawing on extensive primary research, he details the tactical stories of Iuka - where nearly one-third of those engaged fell - and Corinth - fought under brutally oppressive conditions - analyzing troop movements down to the regimental level. He also provides compelling portraits of Generals Grant, Rosecrans, Van Dorn and Price, exposing the ways in which their clashing ambitions and antipathies affected the outcome of the campaign. Finally, he draws out the larger, strategic implications of the battles of Iuka and Corinth, exploring their impact on the fate of the northern Mississippi campaign, and by extension, the fate of the Confederacy.
During the late summer of 1862, Confederate forces attempted a three-pronged strategic advance into the North. The outcome of this offensive - the only co-ordinated Confederate attempt to carry the conflict to the enemy - was disastrous. The results at Antietam and in Kentucky are well known; the third offensive, the northern Mississippi campaign, led to the devastating defeats at Iuka and Corinth - defeats that would open the way for Grant's attack on Vicksburg. Peter Cozzens here presents a book-length study of these two complex and vicious battles. Drawing on extensive primary research, he details the tactical stories of Iuka - where nearly one-third of those engaged fell - and Corinth - fought under brutally oppressive conditions - analyzing troop movements down to the regimental level. He also provides compelling portraits of Generals Grant, Rosecrans, Van Dorn and Price, exposing the ways in which their clashing ambitions and antipathies affected the outcome of the campaign. Finally, he draws out the larger, strategic implications of the battles of Iuka and Corinth, exploring their impact on the fate of the northern Mississippi campaign, and by extension, the fate of the Confederacy.
Peter Cozzens is an independent scholar and Foreign Service officer with the U.S. Department of State. He is author or editor of nine highly acclaimed Civil War books, including The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth (from the University of North Carolina Press).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Civil War America |
| Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8078-2320-1 / 0807823201 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-2320-0 / 9780807823200 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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