Key Command
Subtitle: Ulysses S. Grant's District of Cairo (Shades of Blue and Gray Series)
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: May 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780826216557
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Civil war; Military - United States; History; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; United States - Civil War; (Ulysses Simpson),; 1822-1885; 19th century; Cairo; Cairo (Ill.); Civil War, 1861-1865; Grant, Ulysses S.; Headquarters; History, Military; Illinois
First sentence: Explosions rocked the town of Cairo, Illinois, burning colorful designs into the night sky.
Description: "From his command post in Cairo, Illinois, Grant led troops to Union victories at Belmont, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson. Kionka interweaves the story of Grant's military successes and advancement with a social history of Cairo, highlighting the area's economic gains and the contributions of civilian volunteers through first-person accounts"--Provided by publisher.