Bentonville

The Final Battle of Sherman and Johnston
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8078-5784-7
Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 613 g

Reihe: Civil War America

Nathaniel Hughes offers a full-length tactical study of the battle of Bentonville, the only major Civil War battle fought in North Carolina and the Confederacy's last attempt to stop the devastating march of Sherman's army north through the Carolinas. In careful detail, Hughes lays out Confederate and Union troop movements and places the engagement within the larger military framework of the last months of the war. Analyzing the reasons for the initial success and eventual failure of General Joseph E. Johnston's offensive, Hughes maintains that Sherman showed great restraint by remaining committed to the larger goal of reaching Goldsboro rather than stopping to pursue or destroy the defeated Confederates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs Jr.

Über Autor(innen)

NATHANIEL CHEAIRS HUGHES JR. is author, coauthor, or editor of many books, including The Battle of Belmont: Grant Strikes South and The Life and Wars of Gideon J. Pillow (both from the University of North Carolina Press). He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.