Richard Taylor And The Red River Campaign Of 1864

Author : Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781455616343
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Richard Taylor and the Red River Campaign of 1864 written by Samuel W. Mitcham and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Alternate Selection of the History Book Clubi One of the most shocking and humiliating defeats in the United States' military history, the Red River Campaign narrowly missed turning the tide of the entire Civil War. The daring military operation took place in north Louisiana, in April of 1864. Though the Union soldiers outnumbered the Confederates nearly four to one, the Union forces found themselves under assault and running for their lives. Written in an engaging tone, this illustrated volume chronicles the campaign in precise detail.This accessible book begins with an overview of the campaign, emphasizing the impact that it had on the outcome of the Civil War. Successive sections cover Confederate Richard Taylor's strategy, the initial assault of the Union Army of the Gulf, the Confederate's surprise retaliation attack at Mansfield, and the Southerner's pursuit of the fleeing Yankees. The final chapter discusses alternative strategies that may have led to a Confederate victory, along with the subsequent careers of major participants.

Author : Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781455616336
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Richard Taylor and the Red River Campaign of 1864 written by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr. and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union invades the Red River Valley. This book details one of the most surprising and humiliating defeats in United States' military history. The campaign began in April of 1864 when the Union army invaded the Red River Valley, anticipating little resistance from the Confederates. But when General Taylor launched a surprise attack near Mansfield, the Yankees were soon running for their lives.

Author : Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947660922
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confederate Patton written by Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS RICHARD TAYLOR and the Red River Campaign of 1864, CONFEDERATE PATTON, revised and expanded second edition, details one of the most surprising and humiliating defeats in United States' military history. The campaign began in April of 1864 when the Union army invaded the Red River Valley, anticipating little resistance from the Confederates. But when General Taylor launched a surprise attack near Mansfield, the Yankees were soon running for their lives.

Author : Henry O. Robertson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476663785
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Red River Campaign and Its Toll written by Henry O. Robertson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red River Campaign in the spring of 1864 was one of the most destructive of the Civil War. The agricultural wealth of the Red River Valley tempted Union General Nathaniel P. Banks to invade with 30,000 troops in an attempt to seize control of the river and confiscate as much cotton as possible from local plantations. After three months of chaos, during which the countryside was destroyed and many slaves freed themselves, Banks was defeated by a smaller Confederate force under General Richard Taylor. This book takes a fresh look at the fierce battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, the Union army's escape from Monett's Ferry and the burning of Alexandria, and explains the causes and consequences of the war in Central Louisiana.

Author : Gary D. Joiner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780842029377
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Damn Blunder from Beginning to End written by Gary D. Joiner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking its title from General William Tecumseh Sherman's blunt description, this book is a fresh inspection of what was the Civil War's largest operation between the Union Army and Navy west of the Mississippi River. Maps & photos.

Author : Michael J. Forsyth
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476615721
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Red River Campaign of 1864 and the Loss by the Confederacy of the Civil War written by Michael J. Forsyth and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union Army’s Red River Campaign began on March 12, 1864, with a two-pronged attack aimed at gaining control of Shreveport, Louisiana. It lasted until May 22, 1864, when, after suffering significant casualties, the Union army retreated to Simmesport, Louisiana. The campaign was an attempt to prevent Confederate alliance with the French in Mexico, deny supplies to Confederate forces, and secure vast quantities of Louisiana and Texas cotton for Northern mills. With this examination of Confederate leadership and how it affected the Red River Campaign, the author argues against the standard assumption that the campaign had no major effect on the outcome of the war. In fact, the South had—and lost—an excellent opportunity to inflict a decisive defeat that might have changed the course of history. With this campaign as an ideal example, the politics of military decision-making in general are also analyzed.

Author : T. Michael Parrish
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469617161
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Richard Taylor written by T. Michael Parrish and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using widely scattered and previously unknown primary sources, Parrish's biography of Confederate general Richard Taylor presents him as one of the Civil War's most brilliant generals, eliciting strong performances from his troops in the face of manifold obstacles in three theaters of action.

Author : Gary D. Joiner
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572335448
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through the Howling Wilderness written by Gary D. Joiner and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the Howling Wilderness is replete with in-depth coverage on the geography of the region, the Congressional hearings after the Campaign, and the Confederate defenses in the Red River Valley.

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Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807140673
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Crisis in Confederate Command written by and published by LSU Press. This book was released on with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeffery S. Prushankin
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807130885
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Crisis in Confederate Command written by Jeffery S. Prushankin and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Crisis in Confederate Command, Jeffery S. Prushankin scrutinizes the antagonistic relationship between Confederate general Edmund Kirby Smith and his key subordinate, Richard Taylor. Prushankin offers a perspective on the events in the Trans-Mississippi through the eyes of these two high-strung men and analyzes how their clash in personalities and in notions of duty and glory shaped the course of the Civil War. Smith and Taylor, Prushankin explains, disagreed over how to thwart Federal incursions across Louisiana and Arkansas. Smith, a West Point graduate and disciple of Joseph E. Johnston, owed a debt to politicians in Arkansas and Missouri for helping him secure his appointment and so opted for a defensive policy that favored those states. Taylor, a Louisiana political general who had served his apprenticeship under Stonewall Jackson, argued for an offensive strike against the enemy. The friction between the two reached a climax at the Red River campaign in 1864 when Taylor blatantly disobeyed orders from Smith and attacked Federal troops. Prushankin shows that what began as a dispute over strategy degenerated into a battle of egos and a succession of caustic personal attacks that eventually led to Smith's relieving Taylor from command. Despite their discord, Prushankin argues, Smith and Taylor produced one of the Confederacy's greatest military accomplishments in the Red River campaign victory against a Yankee juggernaut. With his insightful portraits of Smith and Taylor, use of previously untapped primary sources, and new interpretations of correspondence from key figures, Prushankin imparts fresh understanding of the psychology of leadership in the Civil War as a whole.