| The Lightning Mule Brigade: Abel Streight's 1863 Raid into Alabama Contributor(s): Longacre, Edward G. (Foreword by), Willett, Robert L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439219966 ISBN-13: 9781439219966 Publisher: Booksurge Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To pit the legendary Confederate cavalry leader Nathan Bedford Forrest and his veteran cavalry regiments against a rookie Union Infantry colonel and his four infantry regiments mounted on mules might seem laughable, but it turned out to be anything but. The Union Raid began with a 300 mile boat trip, then began its move toward Georgia from the Mississippi/Alabama border. Its goal was to disrupt the rail line supplying Confederate troops in Tennessee. In a textbook tactical campaign, Streight held off the veteran Forrest until exhaustion, bad luck, and poor equipment did him in. This book tells the details. |