Wilson''s Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove - A Battlefield Guide, With a Section on Wire Road

Informationen zum Autor Earl J. Hess is Stewart McClelland Chair of History at Lincoln Memorial University and the author of eight books, including (with William L. Shea) Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West. William L. Shea is a professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the author of several books. Coauthors of Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It, Richard W. Hatcher III is a historian at Fort Sumter National Monument and William Garrett Piston is a professor of history at Missouri State University. For related information, please visit http://www.love-and-learning.info/ Klappentext A useful guidebook for the significant Civil War battles of Wilson's Creek, Pear Ridge, and Prairie Grove. Zusammenfassung Wilson's Creek! Pea Ridge! and Prairie Grove were three of the most important battles fought west of the Mississippi River during the Civil War. They influenced that region by shaping Union military efforts while contributing to Confederate defeat. This book provides a detailed guide to these battlefields! and the major sites of each engagement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One - Wilson's Creek Introduction; One. Lyon's Attack and the Southern Response; Two. Sigel's Attack and the Southern Response; Three. Bloody Hill Part Two - Pea Ridge Introduction; Four. Leetown! March 7! 1862; Five. Elkhorn Tavern! March 7! 1862; Six. Victory and Defeat! March 8! 1862; Seven. Pea Ridge Campaign Driving Tour Part Three - Prairie Grove Introduction; Eight. The Battle for the Wooded Ridge; Nine. Prairie Grove Campaign Driving Tour Part Four - The Wire Road Introduction; Ten. Driving Tour from Springfield to Fort Smith Orders of Battle

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• Authors: Richard W Hatcher, Richard W. Hatcher, Richard W. III Hatcher, Earl J Hess, Earl J. Hess, Earl J. Hatcher Hess, William Garrett Piston, William L Shea, William L. Shea
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2006
• EAN: 9780803273665
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-7366-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: This Hallowed Ground: Guides t; This Hallowed Ground: Guides t; This Hallowed Ground: Guides to Civil War Battlefields
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America