The Civil War in the trans-Mississippi theater, 1861-1865 /
If the Civil War had a "forgotten theater," it was the Trans-Mississippi West. Starting in 1861 with the Lincoln administration's desire to maintain control of the far west, Jeffery Prushankin covers battles in New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, including Pea Ridge...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Center of Military History, United States Army,
2015.
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| Series: | CMH pub ;
75-3. U.S. Army campaigns of the Civil War. |
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| Online Access: | Permanent link |
| Summary: | If the Civil War had a "forgotten theater," it was the Trans-Mississippi West. Starting in 1861 with the Lincoln administration's desire to maintain control of the far west, Jeffery Prushankin covers battles in New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, including Pea Ridge in March 1862 and Pleasant Hill in April 1864. The Red River Expedition and Price's Raid are also described. The narrative places these campaigns and battles in their strategic context to show how they contributed to the outcome of the war. |
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| Item Description: | Shipping list number: 2015-0364-P. "PIN: 105428-000"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Physical Description: | 59 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 59). |
| ISBN: | 9780160929830 0160929830 |