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Holding the Line on the River of Death
Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863
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Holding the Line on the River of Death
Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863
About this book
The award-winning Civil War historian examines the actions of Union Cavalry on the first day of the Battle of Chickamauga in this history and tour guide.
This volume provides an in-depth study of the two important delaying actions conducted by mounted Union soldiers at Reed's and Alexander's bridges on the first day of Chickamauga. Much like Eric J, Wittenberg's "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburgâwhich won the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable's 2015 Book Awardâthis volume combines engaging military history with a detailed walking and driving tour complete with the GPS coordinates.
On September, 18, 1863, a cavalry brigade under Col. Robert H. G. Minty and Col. John T. Wilder's legendary "Lightning Brigade" of mounted infantry made stout stands at a pair of chokepoints crossing Chickamauga Creek. Minty's small cavalry brigade held off nearly ten times its number by designing and implementing a textbook example of a delaying action. Their efforts thwarted Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's entire battle plan by delaying his army's advance for an entire day.
The appendices of this book include two orders of battle, a discussion of the tactics employed by the Union mounted force, and an epilogue on how the War Department and National Park Service have remembered these events. Complete with more than 60 photos and 15 maps by master cartographer Mark Anderson Moore, Holding the Line on the River of Death is a valuable addition to the burgeoning Chickamauga historiography.
This volume provides an in-depth study of the two important delaying actions conducted by mounted Union soldiers at Reed's and Alexander's bridges on the first day of Chickamauga. Much like Eric J, Wittenberg's "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburgâwhich won the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable's 2015 Book Awardâthis volume combines engaging military history with a detailed walking and driving tour complete with the GPS coordinates.
On September, 18, 1863, a cavalry brigade under Col. Robert H. G. Minty and Col. John T. Wilder's legendary "Lightning Brigade" of mounted infantry made stout stands at a pair of chokepoints crossing Chickamauga Creek. Minty's small cavalry brigade held off nearly ten times its number by designing and implementing a textbook example of a delaying action. Their efforts thwarted Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's entire battle plan by delaying his army's advance for an entire day.
The appendices of this book include two orders of battle, a discussion of the tactics employed by the Union mounted force, and an epilogue on how the War Department and National Park Service have remembered these events. Complete with more than 60 photos and 15 maps by master cartographer Mark Anderson Moore, Holding the Line on the River of Death is a valuable addition to the burgeoning Chickamauga historiography.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table Of Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Union Forces
- Chapter 2: Opening Moves: August 14-September 17, 1863
- Chapter 3: The Night of September 17, 1863
- Chapter 4: The Ball Opens on the Reedâs Bridge Road
- Chapter 5: Lightning at Alexanderâs Bridge
- Chapter 6: Reedâs Bridge Falls
- Chapter 7: Night Falls Across the Battlefield
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Order of Battle, Reedâs Bridge, September 18, 1863
- Appendix B: Order of Battle, Alexanderâs Bridge, September 18, 1863
- Appendix C: Vidette and Outpost Duty Defined
- Driving Tour
- Bibliography
- About the author