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" The Union cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign / "
Dennis W. Belcher ; foreword by Eric J. Wittenberg.
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BL
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850711
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Belcher, Dennis W.,1950-
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The Union cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign /\ Dennis W. Belcher ; foreword by Eric J. Wittenberg.
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, North Carolina :: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,, [2018]
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315 pages ;; 26 cm
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147667082X
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: 9781476670829
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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
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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"--
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United States.
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Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863.
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HISTORY / United States / State Local / General.
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Military operations, Cavalry.
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Georgia, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Cavalry operations.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Cavalry operations.
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Georgia.
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United States.
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973.7/35
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E475.81.B425 2018
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Wittenberg, Eric J.,1961-
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