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The cavalries at Stones River : an analytical history / Dennis W. Belcher ; foreword by Jim Lewis.
- Title
- The cavalries at Stones River : an analytical history / Dennis W. Belcher ; foreword by Jim Lewis.
- Author
- Belcher, Dennis W., 1950-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E474.77 .B45 2017 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 291 pages; 26 cm
- Summary
- "At the Battle of Stones River, General David Stanley's Union cavalry repeatedly fought General Joseph Wheeler's Confederate cavalry. This history describes events leading up to the battle and the key actions, including the December 31 attack by Wheeler's cavalry, the Union counterattack, the repulse of General John Wharton and Wheeler's daring raid on the rear of Rosecrans' army"--
- Subject
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Stones River, Battle of (Murfreesboro, Tennessee : 1862-1863)
- 1861-1865
- Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863
- Military operations, Cavalry
- Tennessee > Cavalry operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Cavalry operations > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Tennessee
- Tennessee > Murfreesboro
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Part I. Opening moves -- Bragg leaves Kentucky and two armies move (October 9-31, 1862) -- Two cavalries in middle Tennessee (November 1-30, 1862) -- A decision to fight (December 1-25, 1862) -- Part II. Two cavalries -- The cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland -- The cavalry of the Army of Tennessee -- Part III. Battle of Stones River -- The advance on Murfreesboro, first phase (December 26-28) -- The advance on Murfreesboro, second phase (December 29-30) -- The cavalry battle of Stones River (December 31, early morning) -- The cavalry battle of Stones River (December 31, late morning) -- On the east flank; Pegram's Cavalry (December 31) -- Stanley and Wheeler arrive on the battlefield; afternoon, December 31 -- Cavalry actions: January 1-5.
- ISBN
- 9781476665368
- 1476665362
- LCCN
- ^^2017008956
- OCLC
- 964380282
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library