THE RAIL JOURNEY OF LONGSTRE’T'S FIRST CORPS TO CHICAMAUGA, SEPTEMBER, 1863: “but we got there nontheless” (Hard Cover)
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| Author: | Alvarez, Eugene | |
| Year: | 2026 | |
| Pages: | 440 | |
| ISBN: | 0-495513637 9781495513565 | |
| Price: | $259.95 + shipping | |
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This book examines the difficulties facing the Confederate Army of the West during the last years of the war. The author addresses the difficulties all armies face regarding logistics and the significance in a war effort. In addition to the difficulties the author examines how these challenges were addressed by General James Longstreet.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Forward
Chapter I
The Wretched Railroads of the South Chapter II
Prelude to Battle
Chapter III
“Try Old Pete”
Chapter IV
“Where is `Old Pete’?”
Chapter V
The Journey Begins
Chapter VI
“These Fine Fellows Going to Kill Or Be Killed, But Why?”
Chapter VII
The Standard Affair Chapter VIII
“Longstreet is Here”
Chapter IX
“We Have Met With A Serious Disaster”
Chapter X
“They Say We Have Won A Great Victory”
Chapter XI
Command Problems in the West
Chapter XII
“A Battlefield, After The Battle, Is A Sa And Sorrowful Sight” Chapter XIII
Postscript and Evaluation
Appendix 1
Confederate and Union Participants and Associates In The Transit of the First Corps. Appendix 2
Calendar Of Transit Events June – December 1863
Maps
Map #1
The Confederate Railroad Network in the Southeastern United States, 1861
Map #2
Longstreet’s 1st Corps, the first day of Chickamauga. Bibliography
About the Author
Forward
Chapter I
The Wretched Railroads of the South Chapter II
Prelude to Battle
Chapter III
“Try Old Pete”
Chapter IV
“Where is `Old Pete’?”
Chapter V
The Journey Begins
Chapter VI
“These Fine Fellows Going to Kill Or Be Killed, But Why?”
Chapter VII
The Standard Affair Chapter VIII
“Longstreet is Here”
Chapter IX
“We Have Met With A Serious Disaster”
Chapter X
“They Say We Have Won A Great Victory”
Chapter XI
Command Problems in the West
Chapter XII
“A Battlefield, After The Battle, Is A Sa And Sorrowful Sight” Chapter XIII
Postscript and Evaluation
Appendix 1
Confederate and Union Participants and Associates In The Transit of the First Corps. Appendix 2
Calendar Of Transit Events June – December 1863
Maps
Map #1
The Confederate Railroad Network in the Southeastern United States, 1861
Map #2
Longstreet’s 1st Corps, the first day of Chickamauga. Bibliography
About the Author