The Union Cavalry in the Civil War: The War in the West, 1861-1865

by Stephen Z. Starr

Book Overview

With this volume Stephen Z. Starr brings to a triumphant conclusion his prize-winning trilogy on the history of the Union cavalry.The War in the West provides accounts of the cavalry's role in the Vicksburg Campaign, the conquest of central Tennessee, Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, the March to the Sea, and the campaign of the Carolinas. Starr never neglects the numerous difficulties the cavalry faced: equipment shortages, inadequate weapons, unsuitable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807112097
• ISBN13: 9780807112090
• Release Date: November 1985
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"