Louisianians in the western confederacy
Subtitle: the Adams-Gibson Brigade in the Civil War
By: Stuart Salling
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780786442188
Description: The Louisiana Brigade served in the Confederate Army of Tennessee, battling on the western frontier. The brigade fought from the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862 to the surrender at Meridian in May 1865. This volume follows the formation and history of the individual units, the politics of command, and the war's end and aftermath --Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Off to war: April 1861-April 1862; title: The Shiloh Campaign: April 1862; title: The Louisiana Brigade takes shape: April-August 1862; title: The Kentucky Campaign: August-October 1862; title: Murfreesboro Campaign: November 1862-January 1863; title: Retreat, politics and to Mississippi: January-August 1863; title: Chickamauga Campaign: September 1863; title: Chattanooga Campaign: September-December 1863; title: With Joe Johnston: December 1863-July 1864; title: Battles for Atlanta: July-September 1864; title: Tennessee Campaign: September-December 1864; title: End of the war: January-May 1865.