Through the howling wilderness : the 1864 Red River Campaign and Union failure in the West

Through the howling wilderness : the 1864 Red River Campaign and Union failure in the West / Gary D. Joiner ; with a foreword by Edwin C. Bearss.

Author/creator	Joiner, Gary D.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2006.
Description	xxi, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	United States. Army--History --Civil War, 1861-1865. United States. Navy--History --Civil War, 1861-1865. Red River Expedition, 1864. Strategy--History --19th century. Louisiana--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. Arkansas--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Campaigns. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Riverine operations.

Contents	The campaign in context -- Confederate preparations -- Union plans -- The Union advance -- The battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill -- The campaign in Arkansas -- Union retreat in Louisiana -- Congressional investigation -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : Mississippi squadron vessels deployed in the Red River Campaign, March-May 1864 -- Appendix 2 : orders of battle for the Red River Campaign -- Appendix 3 : David Dixon Porter letter -- Appendix 4 : Richard Taylor letter -- Appendix 5 : chronology of combined operations -- Appendix 6 : David French Boyd letter -- Appendix 7 : Red River Campaign time line.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-295) and index.
LCCN	2006011466
ISBN	1572335440 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781572335448 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781572335448

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E476.33 J66 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold