A potent fighting force that changed the course of the Civil War; the Army of the Cumberland was the North's second-most-powerful army; surpassed in size only by the Army of the Potomac. The Cumberland army engaged the enemy across five times more territory with one-third to one-half fewer men than the Army of the Potomac; and yet its achievements in the western theater rivaled those of the larger eastern army. In Days of Glory; Larry J. Daniel brings his analytic and descriptive skills to bear on the Cumberlanders as he explores the dynamics of discord; political infighting; and feeble leadership that stymied the army in achieving its full potential. Making extensive use of thousands of letters and diaries; Daniel creates an epic portrayal of the developing Cumberland army; from untrained volunteers to hardened soldiers united in their hatred of the Confederates.
#1104634 in Books Louisiana State Univ Pr 1998-08-01 1998-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.03 x .35 x 6.05l; .53 #File Name: 0807123366176 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy BobGood info. Thanks.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A good read. Heavy on the reference makes it a ...By Claude AdamsA good read. Heavy on the reference makes it a little distracting.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Louisiana And Black Military HeritageBy Grover SmithA book is a valuable resource on a subject little is known about Southern but Union Negro Soldier . These are men that served the Union cause in their home state . I wish it had covered the long history of the Black soldier in Louisiana beginning in 1727 with the Spanish and French continuing without pause through state hood up to including service first as Confederate forces then becoming Union. These were mostly " free men of color " of Louisiana who would be the first Black men to successfully serve and fight as a combat force for the cause of the Union and the freedom of other Black citizens . Their success proved to the political leaders of the North the viability of raising Black combat soldiers . A really good additional resource book is little 48 page book " Negro Soldiers : In the Battle of New Orleans " by Marcus Christian it is hard to find and expensive maybe you can find a copy in your library . This
