Two Men and A People: The Struggle for Knoxville and East Tennessee

by Gregory h blake

Two opposing generals and the people of East Tennessee met in the fall of 1863. For James Longstreet, the commander of the Confederate forces, the campaign for Knoxville and East Tennessee marked the nadir of his military career, which climaxed in December 1863, with him submitting a letter of resignation as commander of the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. For Ambrose Burnside, commander of the Federal forces, the campaign demonstrated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644247216
• ISBN13: 9781644247211
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Page Publishing
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"