Columbus, Georgia, 1865 : The Last True Battle of the Civil War /
"In this work, Charles A. Misulia, a lifelong student of the Civil War and expert on the Battle of Columbus, provides a comprehensive study of the Easter Sunday, April 16, 1865, conflict. The struggle occurred in the dark of night, extended over a mile and half through a series of forts and ear...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2010.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Wilson's raid
- The road to Columbus
- Gathering darkness on the Chattahoochee
- Conflict of the horizon : week one
- The enemy approaches : week two
- Time runs out
- The battle begins : Crawford and Uchee Creek
- The fight for the city bridge
- The lost brigade
- The stage is set
- The night attack : assault on Fort 3
- The night attack : "A speedy journey to Hell"
- The night attack : "Then commenced the rough and tumble fight"
- The night attack : the battle concludes
- The conflagration begins
- Laid in ruins
- Evacuation of Columbus
- Aftermath.