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Campaign for Corinth: Blood in Mississippi (Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series)
written by Steven Nathaniel Dossman
Studio : McWhiney Foundation Press
by McWhiney Foundation Press
Publisher : McWhiney Foundation Press
Released : 2006-04-30
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781893114517
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 3 reviews)
List Price : $14.95
Our Price : $9.90
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Product Description |
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In 1862, the sleepy town of Corinth, Mississippi, was transformed into one of the South's most strategic strongholds. At Corinth, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad crossed the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, creating a crucial nexus for the transport of supplies, material, and men throughout the western Confederacy. Following the battle of Shiloh, a vast Federal army under Gen. Henry Halleck captured the town after an extended siege. But by summer, Confederate forces began a broad offensive. In the East, Gen. Robert E. Lee invaded Maryland, while in the West, Gen. Braxton Bragg led an incursion into Kentucky. In support of Bragg, Generals Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price were ordered to drive back the Union forces under Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William S. Rosecrans and seize control of northern Mississippi. The action began in earnest in September, as Price fought Rosecrans to a bloody standoff at Iuka, Mississippi. Price then combined his forces with Van Dorn, who, in early October turned his attention to the effort of regaining Corinth. The campaign for Corinth reached a crescendo in one the Civil War's most violent and bloody assaults, setting the stage for Grant's Vicksburg campaign and ultimately deciding the fate of the Confederacy in the Mississippi Valley. |
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Young author shows a promise |
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This book is great at getting a Civil War novice involved and wanting to know more about the Civil War. Steven Nathaniel Dossman clearly shows the value and importance that Corinth played during the Civil War and how the South needed these 3 feet of land to be successful throughout the war. This book has great added material that helps the text to come alive and allows the reader to relate to what is going on during the Battle of Corinth and the surrounding area. This author has great potential and looking forward to see more books from him. |
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A straightforward and harshly honest accounting of military history |
Written by a descendant of men who battled at Corinth, Campaign for Corinth: Blood in Mississippi examines the events through which the quiet little town of Corinth, Mississippi because one of the South's key strongholds during the American Civil War. Captured after a siege by Federal General Henry Halleck, Corinth became a target of Southern efforts to drive back the Union, and when the bloody campaign for Corinth reached its height, it paved the way for Grant's Vicksburg campaign and the ultimate fate of the Confederacy in the Mississippi Valley. A straightforward and harshly honest accounting of military history, accessible to lay readers and historians alike, and illustrated with occasional black-and-white photographs and maps.
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Great overview of an often-overlooked but important campaign |
Well, the folks at McWhiney Foundation Press have done it again! This company is determined to make Civil War history accessible and interesting to the greatest number of readers through their Civil War Campaigns and Commanders series. This book is absolutely no exception. Stephen Dossman has written a fast-paced, succinct history of the Confederate campaign to capture Corinth, Mississippi in the fall of 1862, and weaves a masterful tale of heroism, blunder, and foolhardiness. I finished the book amazed at what a tough and scrappy action the battles of Iuka and Corinth (not to mention Davis Bridge) really were.
Perhaps the most impressive thing about this book, though, is that Dossman clearly advances his thesis that this campaign doomed the Confederates to lose control of the Mississippi. The book is worth the price to examine that argument alone.
Priced right, fully footnoted, and full of information, this book should appeal to enthusiasts and scholars alike, as well as fans of good history well told. I look forward to reading more book by this author.
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