Bibliograph

Grant moves south, by Bruce Catton ; with maps by Samuel H. Bryant

Type

Label

Grant moves south, by Bruce Catton ; with maps by Samuel H. Bryant

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-547) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Grant moves south

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

456996

Responsibility statement

by Bruce Catton ; with maps by Samuel H. Bryant

Summary

This book covers such battles and campaigns as Belmont, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Chickasaw Bayou, Edwards Station, and Vicksburg

Table Of Contents

"Tomorrow I move South" -- Assignment in Missouri -- Time of preparation -- "You looked like giants" -- General Halleck takes over -- Limited objectives -- Between the rivers -- Unconditional surrender -- Aftermath of victory -- "What command have I now?" -- The guns on the bluff -- The question of surprise -- The unpronounceble man -- "To be terrible on the enemy" -- Victory, and a new plan -- Forrest, Van Dorn and McClernand -- A noun is the name of a thing -- Winter of discontent -- The man on the river -- An end to worry -- "Hardtack! Hardtack!" -- The core of iron -- Sling the knapsack for new fields

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