Forts Henry And Donelson The Key To The Confederate Heartland
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Forts Henry and Donelson The Key to the Confederate Heartland
Author | : Benjamin Franklin Cooling |
Publsiher | : Univ. of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1572332654 |
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Forts Henry and Donelson
Author | : B. Franklin Cooling |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 |
ISBN | : OCLC:53817368 |
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Forts Henry and Donelson the Key to the Confederate Heartland
Author | : Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III) |
Publsiher | : Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Fort Donelson (Tenn.), Battle of, 1862 |
ISBN | : 0870495380 |
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Fort Donelson s Legacy
Author | : Benjamin Franklin Cooling (III) |
Publsiher | : Univ. of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0870499491 |
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"Fort Donelson's Legacy portrays the tapestry of war and society in the upper southern heartland of Tennessee and Kentucky after the key Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862. Those victories, notes Benjamin Franklin Cooling, could have delivered the decisive blow to the Confederacy in the West and ended the war in that theater. Instead, what followed was terrible devastation and bloodshed that embroiled soldier and civilian alike. Cooling compellingly describes a struggle that was marked not only by the movement of armies and the strategies of generals but also by the rise of guerrilla bands and civil resistance. It was, in part, a war fought for geography - for rivers and railroads and for strategic cities such as Nashville, Louisville, and Chattanooga. But it was also a war for the hearts and minds of the populace ... In exploring the complex terrain of 'total war' that steadily engulfed Tennessee and Kentucky, Cooling draws on a huge array of sources, including official military records and countless diaries and memoirs. He makes considerable use of the words of participants to capture the attitudes and concerns of those on both sides."--Dust jacket.
The Confederate Command During The Fort Henry Fort Donelson Campaign February 1862
Author | : Major Kendall D. Gott |
Publsiher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 69 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781786255877 |
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This study investigates the decisive factors that affected the Fort Henry-Fort Donelson campaign in February 1862. The thesis is relevant not only to the study of history, but as a series of lessons for all commanders. In the final analysis, the ultimate failure of the Confederates during this campaign can be attributed directly to the actions of General Albert Sidney Johnston. He failed to develop an adequate strategy to meet the expected invasion from the North or to insure that each subordinate command in his department was prepared for the onslaught. Johnston also failed to establish a command structure to support his Department. Most damaging of all, Johnston neglected the defenses of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, which served as invasion routes through the center of his department Ironically, one of the worst generals of the Confederacy correctly saw Fort Donelson as the key to stopping Grant and protecting Nashville. Had he been better supported by his superiors and by the officers serving at the fort with him, the Confederates may have won a victory at Fort Donelson and secured the Western Department for several months.
Leaders of the Lost Cause
Author | : Gary W. Gallagher,Joseph T. Glatthaar |
Publsiher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Generals |
ISBN | : 0811700879 |
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Two well-known historians of the American Civil War collect new essays on eight major military commanders of the Confederacy.
American Civil War 2 volumes
Author | : Spencer C. Tucker,Paul G. Pierpaoli Jr. |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 1044 |
Release | : 2015-03-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781598845297 |
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This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique insight into the Civil War from a state and local perspective, showing how the American experience of the conflict varied significantly based on location. Intended for general-interest readers and high school and college students, American Civil War: A State-by-State Encyclopedia serves as a unique ready reference that documents the important contributions of each individual state to the American Civil War and underscores the similarities and differences between the states, both in the North and the South. Each state chapter leads off with an overview essay about that state's involvement in the war and then presents entries on prominent population centers, manufacturing facilities, and military posts within each state; important battles or other notable events that occurred within that state during the war; and key individuals from each state, both civilian and military. The A–Z entries within each state chapter enable readers to understand how the specific contributions and political climate of states resulted in the very different situations each state found itself in throughout the war. The set also provides a detailed chronology that will help students place important events in proper order.
The River Batteries at Fort Donelson
Author | : M. Todd Cathey,Ricky W. Robnett |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2021-09-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781476643380 |
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Unprepared for invasion, Tennessee joined the Confederacy in June 1861. The state's long border and three major rivers with northern access made defense difficult. Cutting through critical manufacturing centers, the Cumberland River led directly to the capital city of Nashville. To thwart Federal attack, engineers hastily constructed river batteries as part of the defenses that would come to be known as Fort Donelson, downstream near the town of Dover. Ulysses S. Grant began moving up the rivers in early 1862. In last-minute desperation, two companies of volunteer infantry and a company of light artillerymen were deployed to the hastily constructed batteries. On February 14, they slugged it out with four City-class ironclads and two timber-clads, driving off the gunboats with heavy casualties, while only losing one man. This book details the construction, armament, and battle for the Fort Donelson river batteries.