A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (675 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1886661103 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent introductory about Chickamauga: a good story, nicely told. D. K. Pritchett This is an excellent brief summary for the casual reader or beginning researcher who wants to understand the Battle of Chickamauga. The story is highly relevant and nicely told. Something in the way Woodworth describes the infantry's maneuvering of guns up hills, tree limbs falling in the path of artillery movements, significant errors in battle formations and how they occurred (on both sides), and spontaneous bayonet charges (some out of necessity, some improperl. Good intro book on this great Civil War battle David W Calhoun (dwcalhoun2@mmm.com) The author deals with Chickamauga at the division/brigade level. This makes it easy for the reader to follow this complex battle over the three days it was fought. My only compliant was the Confederate Order of Battle in the appendix. B. Johnson's Division is missing completely, which includes the brigades of Gregg, McNair and Fulton. A good introduction to a reader who knows little about this battle. The maps are very well done, and add an important tool in descr
He is the author of numerous books, including This Grand Spectacle: The Battle of Chattanooga also from McWhiney Foundation Press. WOODWORTH holds a Ph.D. STEVEN E. He has received numerous awards including the Grady McWhiney Award presented by the Dallas Civil War Roundtable for lifetime achievement in Civil War history and preservation, the Society of Military History Distinguished Book Award, the Fletcher Pratt Award, and has had two books sele
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Thomas, stands firm, weathers furious day-long assaults, and salvages honor and survival for the beaten Union Army. William S. In September 1863, Union Gen. Rosecrans drives into Georgia flanking Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg out of Chattanooga. Through woods and small clearings, a confused but vicious battle rages as each army gropes and grapples at the other trying to find the enemy's flanks. A brief, fast-moving, colorful account of one of the biggest and bloodiest battles of the Civil War by a widely published historian.. The two great armies finally meet at Chickamauga. The following morning, however, Bragg launches an attack that catches Rosecrans in the midst of a clumsy readjustment of his lines. Bragg, heavily reinforced, turns on Rosecrans and nearly traps him before he can fall back. At nightfall, Rosecrans holds his ground and continues to slide his army northward to Chattanooga. Half the Union Army is crushed and sent streaming back to Chattanooga. The other half, led by the redoubtable George H