The prairie boys go to war
Subtitle: the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865
By: Rhonda M. Kohl
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; Brand: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780809332038; 9780809332045
Subjects: Campaigns; United States; United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865); Regimental histories; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The politics of war, August 1861 to February 1862; title: The springtime of war, March to July 1862; title: This godforsaken town, July to October 1862; title: Under Grant's command, November 1862 to May 1863; title: Redemption at Vicksburg, June to August 1863; title: Winslow's Cavalry, September 1863 to January 1864; title: The grand raid, February to March 1864; title: Garrison duty, March to December 1864; title: Soon this cruel war will close, January to October 1865.