Maney's Confederate brigade at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky
By: Stuart W. Sanders
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781626192645
Subjects: Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862; History; Regimental histories; Confederate States of America. Army. Maney's Brigade; Confederate States of America
Description: On October 8, 1862, forty-thousand Union and Confederate soldiers clashed at Perryville, Kentucky, in the state's largest Civil War battle. Of those who fought, none endured as much as the Tennessee and Georgia soldiers who composed Brigadier General George Maney's brigade. The Confederate unit entered the fray to save other Southern regiments and, in doing so, experienced deadly resistance. Many of those involved called the brigade's encounter the toughest of the Civil War, as several of Maney's regiments suffered casualities of 50 percent or greater. Despite relentless fighting, the Confederates were unable to break the Union line, and the Bluegrass State remained in Federal control.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-168) and index.
Table of contents: title: On to Kentucky; title: On to Perryville; title: The onslaught was terrible; title: Into battle; title: A terrific and deadly fire; title: A rain of lead; title: Break the enemy before them; title: The cornfield; title: Move that regiment forward; title: Unabated fury; title: Both whipped; title: Lay him down and let him die.