The Union cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign / Dennis W. Belcher ; foreword by Eric J. Wittenberg.

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"During the Chickamauga Campaign, General David Stanley's two Union cavalry divisions battled Nathan Bedford Forrest's and Joseph Wheeler's cavalry corps in some of the most difficult terrain for mounted operations. The Federal troopers, commanded by George Crook and Edward McCook, guarded flanks of...

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Main Author: Belcher, Dennis W., 1950- (Author)
Other Authors: Wittenberg, Eric J., 1961- (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:
United States. > Army of the Cumberland. > Cavalry Corps.
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations.
Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General.
Physical Description:315 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
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"During the Chickamauga Campaign, General David Stanley's two Union cavalry divisions battled Nathan Bedford Forrest's and Joseph Wheeler's cavalry corps in some of the most difficult terrain for mounted operations. The Federal troopers, commanded by George Crook and Edward McCook, guarded flanks of the advance on Chattanooga, secured the crossing of Tennessee River, then pushed into enemy territory"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:E475.81 .B425 2018
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476670829
147667082X