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 organization; and inept use of the cavalry by many members of the Union high command. And he never ignores the cavalry's own contributions to its failures. He convincingly demonstrates that in the end; in the battle of Nashville and in the Selma Campaign; the Union cavalry proved enormously effective. With this final volume Starr's objective remains "the portrayal of the life and campaigns of the Union cavalry as they were experienced and fought by its troopers and officers."
#1529958 in Books Louisiana State Univ Pr 2001-05-01 2001-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.75 x 1.00 x 6.00l; 1.30 #File Name: 0807126918448 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Masterwork!By Mike BarrowsThis book is a tour-de-force! A masterwork! Very few books have been published about Civil War Georgia; almost ALL of them deal with Sherman's march across the state. Mohr's work; however; takes us deep in Lower Georgia; the piney woods; and we meet Georgians (white and black) from every walk of life. This book is a must for anyone who studies the Confederate slave economy or social fabric of the Deep South during this time!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Mohr makes an excellent argument for the importance of John Brown's Raid in ...By James A. Yancey Jr.Mr. Mohr makes an excellent argument for the importance of John Brown's Raid in igniting and shaping the Civil War.
