The Battle of Carthage
The battle of Carthage, Missouri, was fought than two weeks before First Bull Run and was the culmination of the first major land campaign of the Civil War The fight began with Federal officer Nathaniel Lyon s capture of the ammunition packed St Louis Arsenal Gov Claiborne F Jackson unleashed the call for war and hastily formed militia units to defeat the Federals In a bold campaign designed to destroy the vaunted state guard, Lyon and Federal Col Franz Sigel launched a two pronged attack Ten miles north of the small town of Carthage, Jackson met Sigel and heavily outnumbered the Federal colonel s force Sigel was forced to improvise a series of remarkable rearguard actions designed to save his supply wagons and his army The Battle of Carthage is the first book devoted to this influential, early war battle The book features detailed tactical coverage of the battle and in depth biographical sketches, with critical evaluations of both sides major participants The authors exhaustive battle analysis contains new interpretations of how and why the fighting evolved This story of the battle of Carthage includes comprehensive original maps, photos and illustrations, a detailed discussion of casualties, explanatory endnotes, an order of battle, and an interview with coauthor David C Hinze. Read The Battle of Carthage – kino-fada.fr Very good book for such a small battle, with a great description of the first few weeks of the Missouri campaign While I m not sure that Carthage qualifies as a major battle as the book claims, the authors show how this small ba...
- English
- 09 May 2018 David C. Hinze
- Paperback
- 314 pages
- 1589802233
- David C. Hinze
- The Battle of Carthage