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Informationen zum Autor Jack H. Lepa, the author of several Civil War books, lives in Las Vegas, retired after almost forty years in the hotel industry. Klappentext In Tennessee in the early months of 1862, Ulysses S. Grant captured forts Henry and Donelson and opened the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers to military and commercial shipping. In April the first of many terrible battles of the Civil War was fought near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River around a decrepit meeting-house known as Shiloh. This costly victory established Federal control over much of central Tennessee. These early Union victories gave the Federals control of two of the major rivers in the region--the highways of the period--opening large areas of the Confederacy to Federal invasion. Other important results were the end of the Confederate threat to control Kentucky and possibly close off the Ohio River. These victories also were a major factor in forcing the abandonment of a key Confederate fort on the Mississippi River at Columbus, Kentucky. This book describes not only the actual fighting that took place but how important political and economic factors influenced the overall military strategy in the region. Zusammenfassung " In Tennessee in the early months of 1862! Ulysses S. Grant captured forts Henry and Donelson and opened the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers to military and commercial shipping. This book describes not only the actual fighting that took place but how important political and economic factors influenced the overall military strategy in the region"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface¿1.¿Getting Ready for War¿2.¿War Comes to the West¿3.¿The Opening Moves¿4.¿Taking Fort Henry¿5.¿On to Fort Donelson¿6.¿Two Attacks and Two Defeats¿7.¿The Confederates Strike First¿8.¿The Battle for Fort Donelson¿9.¿A Most Important Victory10.¿Johnston Saves What He Can11.¿On to Nashville12.¿Problems for Grant13.¿Pittsburg Landing14.¿The Forces Gather15.¿Johnston Risks All16.¿The Approaching Battle17.¿A Lovely Day for a Battle18.¿Fighting and Falling Back19.¿Disaster Approaches20.¿Slaughter in the Afternoon21.¿Grant Hangs On22.¿A Terrible Night for All23.¿The Second Morning24.¿Reversal of Fortune25.¿After ShilohChapter NotesBibliographyIndex...
