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The prairie boys go to war : the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kohl, Rhonda M., 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)
Illinois > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Table of Contents:
  • The politics of war, August 1861 to February 1862
  • The springtime of war, March to July 1862
  • This godforsaken town, July to October 1862
  • Under Grant's command, November 1862 to May 1863
  • Redemption at Vicksburg, June to August 1863
  • Winslow's Cavalry, September 1863 to January 1864
  • The grand raid, February to March 1864
  • Garrison duty, March to December 1864
  • Soon this cruel war will close, January to October 1865.