Front cover image for Sherman's horsemen : Union cavalry operations in the Atlanta campaign

Sherman's horsemen : Union cavalry operations in the Atlanta campaign

Lacking the troops and the desire to mount a long siege of Atlanta, in July 1864 William Tecumseh Sherman decided to try for a quick, decisive victory. This work presents the image of the day-to-day life of the Yankee horse soldier. It provides an account of this hitherto neglected aspect of the American Civil War.
Print Book, English, 1999
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1999
xxxvi, 645 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780253213198, 0253213193
41434804
Order of BattlePreface Introduction1. Crossing the Chattahoochee, July 3-July 10, 18642. "An Ass of Eminent Gifts"3. To Moore's Bridge and Back, July 1-July 18, 18644. To the Gates of Atlanta, July 10-July 20, 18645. A Costly Mistake, July 21-July 22, 18646. Rousseau's Raid: Decatur to Eastaboga, July 10-July 15, 18647. Rousseau's Raid: Eastaboga to Loachapoka, July 15-July 17,18648. Rousseau's Raid: Working on the Railroad, July 17-July 18,1864 9. Rousseau's Raid: Opelika to Marietta, July 19-July 22, 186410. Garrard's Raid, July 21-July 24, 186411. Converging Columns, July 24-July 31, 186412. McCook's Raid: Turner's Ferry to Flint River, July 27-July 29,186413. McCook's Raid: Flint River to Newman, July 29-July 30, 186414. McCook's Raid: Battle at Brown's Mill, July 30-July 31, 1864 15. McCook's Raid: The Chattahoochee River to Marietta, July 31-August 3, 186416. Stoneman's Raid: Latimer's Crossroads to Clinton and the Oconee River, July 27-July 30, 186417. Stoneman's Raid: Clinton to Walnut Creek, July 29-July 30, 186418. Stoneman's Raid: Cross Keys to Sunshine Church, July 30-July 31, 186419. Stoneman's Raid: Sunshine Church to Marietta, July 31-August 4, 186420. Back from Oblivion, July 30-August 12, 186421. Troopers in the Trenches, August 1-August 17, 186422. Kilpatrick's Raid: Sandtown to Stevens' Crossroads, August 17-August 19, 186423. Kilpatrick's Raid: Stevens' Crossroads to Lee's Mill, August 19-August 20, 186424. Kilpatrick's Raid: Lee's Mill to Buckhead, August 20-August 22, 1864EpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex
Reprint. Originally published in 1996 by Indiana University Press