The finishing stroke
Subtitle: Texans in the 1864 Tennessee campaign
By: John R. Lundberg ; foreword by T. Michael Parrish.
Series: Military history of Texas series ;; no. 1
Publisher: McWhiney Foundation Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Abilene, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879.; Confederate States of America. Army of Tennessee.; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.; Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
Description: 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 the Texans and their accomplishments, too long ignored in the realm of Civil War history, has been given their due.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-168) and index.
Table of contents: title: The lull; title: Cutting off Sherman; title: Desperate courage; title: One last gamble.