The impulse of victory : Ulysses S. Grant at Chattanooga
Title:
The impulse of victory : Ulysses S. Grant at Chattanooga
JLCTITLE245:
David A. Powell.
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Publication Information:
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps.
ISBN:
9780809338023
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Abstract:
"Detailed examination of Major General Ulysses S. Grant's actions and decisions during the pivotal weeks of October and November 1863, which were crucial to both the outcome of the American Civil War and Grant's subsequent career"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note:
UAS/JPL: EBSCO Academic Subscription.
UAF Rasmuson Library Ebook Central subscription access.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. "Some Western General of High Rank" -- 2. "Wet, Dirty, and Well" -- 3. "They Looked upon the Garrison as Prisoners of War" -- 4. "Recollect That East Tennessee Is My Horror" -- 5. "We Went in a Zigzag" -- 6. "The Elements Were against Us" -- 7. "It Is All Poetry" -- Gallery of Illustrations -- 8. "We Shall Have a Battle on Mission Ridge" -- 9. "Inspired by the Impulse of Victory" -- 10. "A Most Important Position" -- 11. "A Very Dangerous Defile" -- 12. The Best-Planned Battle?
Appendix: Order of Battle, Chattanooga Campaign -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- About the Series -- Other Titles in the Series -- Back Cover
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2021).