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Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation
Dr Timothy B. Smith
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paperback. A panoramic new look at the critical role of Corinth, Mississippi in the Civil War. Vividly details the nearly year-long campaign that opened the way to Vicksburg and presaged the Confederacy's defeat in the West. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 22 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award and McLemore Prize
In the spring of 1862, there was no more important place in the western Confederacy-perhaps in all the South-than the tiny town of Corinth, Mississippi.
Major General Henry W. Halleck, commander of Union forces in the Western Theater, reported to Washington that ""Richmond and Corinth are now the great strategical points of war, and our success at these points should be insured at all hazards."" In the same vein, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard declared to Richmond that ""If defeated at Corinth, we lose the Mississippi Valley and ... Read more
Winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award and McLemore Prize
In the spring of 1862, there was no more important place in the western Confederacy-perhaps in all the South-than the tiny town of Corinth, Mississippi.
Major General Henry W. Halleck, commander of Union forces in the Western Theater, reported to Washington that ""Richmond and Corinth are now the great strategical points of war, and our success at these points should be insured at all hazards."" In the same vein, Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard declared to Richmond that ""If defeated at Corinth, we lose the Mississippi Valley and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700623457
SKU
V9780700623457
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About Dr Timothy B. Smith
Timothy B. Smith is author of a half dozen books, including Mississippi in the Civil War: The Homefront; Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg; and The Untold Story of Shiloh: The Battle and the Battlefield. He currently teaches at the University of Tennessee at Martin, USA.
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