Johnsonville : Union supply operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4-5, 1864 /
'Johnsonville' doesn't mean much to most students of the Civil War. Yet, its contribution to the Union victory in the Western Theater is difficult to overstate, and its history is complex, fascinating and heretofore mostly untold. Johnsonville: Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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El Dorado Hills, California :
Savas Beatie,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 'Johnsonville' doesn't mean much to most students of the Civil War. Yet, its contribution to the Union victory in the Western Theater is difficult to overstate, and its history is complex, fascinating and heretofore mostly untold. Johnsonville: Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4-5, 1864 by Jerry T. Wooten remedies that oversight with the first full-length treatment of this subject. Wooten, a former Park Manager at Johnsonville State Historic Park, unearthed a wealth of new material that sheds light on the creation and strategic role of the Union supply depot, the use of railroads and logistics and its defense by U. S. Colored Troops. His study covers the emergence of a civilian town around the depot, and the role all of this played in making possible the Union victories with which we are all familiar. Prior works on Johnsonville focus on Forrest's operations, but Wooten's deep original archival research peels back the decades to reveal significantly more on that battle as well as what life was like in and around the area for both military men and civilians. Civil War students thirst for original deeply researched studies on fresh topics. And that is exactly what Johnsonville: Union Supply Operations on the Tennessee River and the Battle of Johnsonville, November 4-5, 1864 provides them. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 205 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-200) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1611214777 9781611214772 |