Grierson's Raid: A Daring Cavalry Strike Through the Heart of the Confederacy
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (680 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374327874 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Super Great service. DWB I was excited when this book was reprinted. It was unavailable for quite awhile. I finished reading it and wasn't disappointed. I am amazed at how significant this raid was to the capture of Vicksburg, and yet a couple of large Civil War atlases that I own either make no mention of Grierson's raid or only show it as a squigly line on a map of the Vicksbu. Entertaining and educational. Paul Buckner I bought this one on a whim, but am very glad I did. I knew very little about Grierson, or what he did for the war, and was very impressed, not only by the amount of research done by the author, but by the man himself. I would call Grierson the Patton of the Civil War.Paul Buckner,author of: "From Broke To Broker: Stories of Finding Financial Freedom"and
Owing to Grierson's shrewd tactics, as well as luck and the skilled soldiering of his men, the raid was wildly successful in every respect.Here is an exciting day-by-day account of this grueling sixteen-day adventure, which weaves together several first-person accounts from Grierson and his soldiers themselves and is heavily illustrated with maps and period photographs.. Their objective was to damage a major Confederate rail line, spreading alarm and destroying enemy supplies in the process. Grierson was chosen for a secret mission: to lead three regiments of horsemen and a battery of artillery -- s
It's all told in an accessible style that reads more like an adventure story than a history text. The men are not painted as either heroes or villains; their less-than-honorable actions (like destruction of property) are related, as are stories of their decency. For 16 days, from LaGrange, TN, south to Baton Rouge, the raiders rode through Confederate territory, foraging for their meals and resupplying themselves from local farms. However, it required the movement of a large number of troops, sure to be observed by the occupying force. Reardon, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TNCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . All rights reserved. Lalicki fol