The prairie boys go to war : the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 / Rhonda M. Kohl.
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Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2012.
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Physical Description: | xvii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- The politics of war, August 1861 to February 1862
- The springtime of war, March to July 1862
- This godforsaken town, July to October 1862
- Under Grant's command, November 1862 to May 1863
- Redemption at Vicksburg, June to August 1863
- Winslow's Cavalry, September 1863 to January 1864
- The grand raid, February to March 1864
- Garrison duty, March to December 1864
- Soon this cruel war will close, January to October 1865.