War in Kentucky: From Shiloh to Perryville

by James Lee McDonough

Book Overview

A compelling new volume from the author of Shiloh--In Hell before Night and Chattanooga--A Death Grip on the Confederacy, this book explores the strategic importance of Kentucky for both sides in the Civil War and recounts the Confederacy's bold attempt to capture the Bluegrass State. In a narrative rich with quotations from the diaries, letters, and reminiscences of participants, James Lee McDonough brings to vigorous life an episode whose full significance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870499351
• ISBN13: 9780870499357
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"