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The finishing stroke : Texans in the 1864 Tennessee campaign / John R. Lundberg ; foreword by T. Michael Parrish.

Title: The finishing stroke : Texans in the 1864 Tennessee campaign / John R. Lundberg ; foreword by T. Michael Parrish.
Author: Lundberg, John R.

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Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Use in library	E477.52 .L86 2002	Off-site

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Lundberg, John R.

Description

176 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"The Finishing Stroke shows Texas warriors at their best, from Sul Ross's Texas Brigade at the head of Forrest's cavalry to Matt Ector's Texans cracking open the Federal position at Allatoona Pass. Now these Texans and their accomplishments, too long ignored in the realm of Civil War history, have been given their due."--BOOK JACKET.
"The annals of Texan bravery hold few better examples of bold determination and sheer audacity under impossible circumstances than the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864. On this one afternoon, a few thousand sons of the Lone Star State stood shoulder to shoulder and stepped off neatly in a line of battle, their bands playing while Hardee Pattern blue battle flags filled out in a crisp autumn breeze. Within a few minutes, hundreds would be dead and dying.
Virginians have Pickett's Charge as an example of unflinching nerve; for Texans, the field at Franklin became an immortal monument to courage in the face of long odds. In the literature of Texas history, Texans serving in the Army of Tennessee have lived in the shadow of Hood's Brigade in Robert E. Lee's army. This study moves the battles and sacrifices of this band of Texas heroes from the periphery of the Civil War to center stage.".

Series Statement

Military history of Texas series ; no. 1

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2002151744

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Columbia University Libraries