The Union cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign [electronic resource] / 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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Bibliographic Details
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., [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.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2018 (EBSCO)
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Foreword / by Eric J. Wittenberg
Prelude. The Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland (July 1863)
The Campaign So Far
The Confederate Cavalry; Worthy Adversaries
The Advance on Chattanooga. The Two Armies Prepare for the Campaign (July 5/August 15)
The Advance to the Tennessee River (August 16/September 1)
Bragg at Bay (September 1/8)
Bragg Gains the Initiative (September 9/17)
Battle of Chickamauga. The Battle Begins: Reed's Bridge (September 18)
September 19/20 and the Battle at Glass Mill
Retreat to Chattanooga (September 21); Watkins at Cooper's Gap
Wheeler's Tennessee Raid (September 30/October 9)
The Aftermath--Conclusion
Appendix I: Organization of the Army of the Cumberland; September 19/20
Appendix II: Organization of the Army of Tennessee; September 19/20