The Battle of Monroes Crossroads and the Civil Wars Last Campaign

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The Battle of Monroe s Crossroads, fought March 10, 1865, was one of most important but least known engagements of William T Sherman s Carolinas Campaign Confederate cavalry, led by Lt Gen Wade Hampton and Maj Gen Joseph Wheeler, launched a savage surprise attack on the sleeping camp of Maj Gen Judson Kilpatrick, Sherman s cavalry chief After three hours of some of the toughest cavalry fighting of the entire Civil War, Hampton broke off and withdrew His attack, however, had stopped Kilpatrick s advance and bought another precious day for Lt Gen William J Hardee to evacuate his command from Fayetteville This, in turn, permitted Hardee to join the command of Gen Joseph E Johnston and set the stage for the climactic Battle of Bentonville nine days later.Noted Civil War author Eric Wittenberg has written the first detailed tactical narrative of this important but long forgotten battle, and places it in its proper context within the entire campaign His study features 28 original maps and 50 illustrations Finally, an author of renown has brought to vivid life this overlooked portion of the Carolinas Campaign.Ohio Attorney Eric J Wittenberg is a noted Civil War cavalry historian and the author of some dozen books and two dozens articles on the Civil War His first book, Gettysburg s Forgotten Cavalry Actions, won the 1998 Bachelder Coddington Literary Award. Read The Battle of Monroes Crossroads and the Civil Wars Last Campaign by Eric J. Wittenberg – kino-fada.fr The Battle of Monroe s Crossroads is one of those engagements which every Civil War buff ought to know, mainly for its sheer lunacy and storytelling value Wade Hampton, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate cavalry have a mission To capture Judson Kilpatrick Hampton and Wheeler gather their forces to do the deed while Kilpatrick is traveling towards Monroe s Crossreads in a manner rather unusual for a cavalry general The unsuspecting Kilpatrick is resting his head in the lap of his paramour Alice The Battle of Monroe s Crossroads is one of those engagements which every Civil War buff ought to know, mainly for its sheer lunacy and storytelling value Wade Hampton, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate cavalry have a mission To capture Judson Kilpatrick Hampton and Wheeler gather their forces to do the deed while Kilpatrick is traveling towards Monroe s Crossreads in a manner ...Many of my readers are no strangers to the fine work which Eric J Wittenberg has published throughout his career and this is yet another addition to his cavalcade of Civil War academia Originally published in 2006, the 2015 edition makes the work available in paperback The Battle of Monroe s Crossroads is an excellent study into the final campaign of the Civil War The general idea is that the Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee during the Appomattox Campaign and the writing sur Many of my readers are no strangers to the fine work which Eric J Wittenberg has published throughout his career and this is yet another addition to his cavalcade of Civil War academia Originally published in 2006, the 2015 edition makes the work available in paperback The Battle of Monroe s Crossroads is an excellent study into the final campaign of the Civil War The general idea is that the Civil War ended ...Excellent book on a battle frequently given a short treatment by campaign histories A balanced account with great analysis.The Battle of Monroe s CrossroadsBy Eric J WittenbergSavas BeatieReviewed by J Keith JonesThis book provides a great rendering of an often overlooked piece of history As Gen Robert E Lee was winding down his defense of Richmond and Petersburg before attempting to retreat into the Virginia countryside, there was still a lot of fighting going on in the Carolinas By March 10, 1865, Sherman s army had torn through South Carolina and was breathing down the neck of Fayetteville, North Carolina The Battle of Monroe s CrossroadsBy Eric J WittenbergSavas BeatieReviewed by J Keith JonesThis book provides a great rendering of an often overlooked piece of history As Gen Robert E Lee was winding down his defense of Richmond and Petersburg before attempting to retreat into the Virginia countryside, there was still a lot of fighting going on in the Carolinas By March 10, 1865, Sherman s army had torn through South Carolina and was breathing down the neck of Fayetteville, North Carolina It was there at Monroe s Crossroads near the farm of Charles Monroe that the last major cavalry battle occurred Only the most knowledgeable student of the American Civil War is familiar with this action, buttrivia buffs will have heard of it as Kilpatrick s Shirttail Skedaddle At dawn on March 10, Confederate cavalry under Lt Gen Wade H...

The Battle of Monroes Crossroads and the Civil Wars Last Campaign
  • English
  • 16 August 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 1932714170
  • Eric J. Wittenberg
  • The Battle of Monroes Crossroads and the Civil Wars Last Campaign