Raiding Winter, The
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455618179 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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history at Motlow State Community College in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Bradley has taught U.S. He earned undergraduate degrees at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a masterís degree and Ph.D. In 1994, he was awarded the Jefferson Davis Medal in Southern History. . from Vanderbilt University. Since 1970, Dr. He has written extensively on the Civil War, inc
Southern Raiding in the Winter of 1862. Timothy E. Massey Dr. Michael Bradley continues to make marked contributions to the Civil War community with his well-documented works. Bradley captures the reader and holds him prisoner until the book is finished. In this latest work, Bradley takes us riding with the Confederate cavalry in the winter of 1862 as the southern control in the south is slowly eroding. We follow the commands of Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Joseph Wheeler, and Earl Van Dorn as they ende
In the process, they created a new style of warfare; they expanded the role of Confederate horsemen to include making tactical strikes behind enemy lines. Using a collection of secondary sources and excerpts from first-hand accounts of the events, Bradley narrates the significance of each commander and battle. He is a member of the Southern Historical Association, the American Society of Church History, the Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association, and the Society for Military History. Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Earl Van Dorn, and Joseph Wheeler. Union forces continued to move farther into Southern territory, and Confederate commanders were forced to make a bold strategic change to defend themselves from the Yankees. From the Inside FlapIn the spring of 1862, Confederate troop morale was low. His research conveys how these four men of diverse backgrounds and military experience came to lead the South to many strategic victories using mobile warfa
Bradley recounts how Southern forces utilized horsemen to strike behind enemy lines and complete the most successful mounted operation of the Civil War. Using a unique, day-by-day narrative, author Michael R. Thoroughly detailed, this work relates the daring military pursuits of Confederate commanders Forrest, Wheeler, Van Dorn, and Morgan who were instrumental in leading the South to utilize mobile warfare techniques.. In the spring of 1862, Confederate troops' lack of infantry men and loss of critical battles forced their commanders to make a