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Grant Invades Tennessee : The 1862 Battles for Forts Henry and Donelson /
When General Ulysses S. Grant targeted Forts Henry and Donelson, he penetrated the Confederacy at one of its most vulnerable points, setting in motion events that would elevate his own status, demoralize the Confederate leadership and citizenry, and, significantly, tear the western Confederacy asund...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lawrence :
University Press of Kansas,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a When General Ulysses S. Grant targeted Forts Henry and Donelson, he penetrated the Confederacy at one of its most vulnerable points, setting in motion events that would elevate his own status, demoralize the Confederate leadership and citizenry, and, significantly, tear the western Confederacy asunder. More to the point, the two battles of early 1862 opened the Tennessee River campaign that would prove critical to the ultimate Union victory in the Mississippi Valley. In Grant Invades Tennessee, award-winning Civil War historian Timothy B. Smith gives readers a battlefield view of the fight for. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 650 | 7 | |a HISTORY |z United States |y 19th Century. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Bataille du Fort Henry, Tenn., 1862. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Bataille du Fort Donelson, Tenn., 1862. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862. | |
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