Chattanooga 1863 - Grant and Bragg in Central Tennessee

Informationen zum Autor Mark Lardas, illustrated by Adam Hook Klappentext Following the disastrous defeat at Chickamauga, Union forces were in disarray and the tactically vital Chattanooga was under siege and on the brink of falling. Secretary of War William Stanton ordered Ulysses Grant to send the Army of Tennessee to reinforce Chattanooga. Grant had already reacted. The situation was dire. It required outstanding leadership to rescue the situation. President Abraham Lincoln decided Grant was the man for the occasion. In early October, Grant was promoted to command of the Military District of Mississippi and told to clean up the mess created by Chickamauga. With those orders a new campaign began: the Chattanooga Campaign. This book tracks how over the next three months Grant would orchestrate the movements of three Union Armies - The Army of the Cumberland, The Army of the Tennessee, and two Corps from the Army of the Potomac. He would lead them into a series of battles that saw them break the siege of Chattanooga before in three battles in three days the Union forces broke the Confederate army entrenched in the heights overlooking Chattanooga. Vorwort A highly illustrated account of the Chatanooga campaign that opened the road to Atlanta, and marked Grant's first experience as a theater commander. Zusammenfassung Following the disastrous defeat at Chickamauga, Union forces were in disarray and the tactically vital city of Chattanooga was under siege and on the brink of falling. The situation required outstanding leadership and President Abraham Lincoln decided Ulysses Grant was the man for the occasion. This title is about the Chattanooga Campaign. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing armies Orders of battle Opposing plans The campaign Aftermath The battlefields today Further reading Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Mark Lardas, Lardas Mark
• Assisted by: Adam Hook (Illustration), Adam (Illustrator) Hook (Illustration), Hook Adam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9781472812919
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1291-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign; Campaign series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; military history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Battles and campaigns, Civil wars, American Civil War, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General