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PublisherSavas Beatie
ISBN-101611216737
ISBN-139781611216738
eBay Product ID (ePID)11057264505
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Book TitleFine Opportunity Lost : Longstreet's East Tennessee Campaign, November 1863-April 1864
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, Modern / 19th Century
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorEd Lowe
Book SeriesEmerging Civil War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-038040
TitleLeadingA
Reviews"Lowe offers a highly readable account of one of the least known campaigns in the Civil War. A good addition to the "Emerging Civil War Series," Lowe has succeeded in providing students with an interesting and worthwhile study."
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal973.735
SynopsisLieutenant General James Longstreet's deployment to East Tennessee promised a chance to shine. Reassigned to the Western Theater because of sliding fortunes there, the Old Warhorse hoped to run free with--finally--an independent command of his own., In Old Warhorse vs. Redemption Seeker, the clash between James Longstreet and Ambrose Burnside unfolds in the Western Theater, shaping the fate of East Tennessee and Chattanooga during the Civil War. For James Longstreet, the transfer to the Western Theater in 1863 offered opportunity. For his opponent Ambrose Burnside, the hope of redemption. Longstreet, who Robert E. Lee called his "Old Warhorse," had long labored in the shadow of both his army commander and the late Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. When Confederate fortunes took a turn for the worse in Tennessee, both Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee dispatched Longstreet and most of his First Corps to reinforce Braxton Bragg's ill-starred Army of Tennessee. Within hours of his arrival Longstreet helped win the decisive victory at Chickamauga and drove the Union Army of the Cumberland back into Chattanooga. For a host of reasons, some military and some political, Bragg dispatched Longstreet and his troops to East Tennessee. Waiting for him there was Ambrose Burnside, whose early-war success melted away with his disastrous loss at Fredericksburg in late 1862 at the head of the Army of the Potomac, followed by the humiliation of "The Mud March." Burnside was shuffled to the backwater theater of East Tennessee. Bragg's investment in Chattanooga and subsequent arrival of Longstreet opened the door to Tennessee's Union-leaning eastern counties and imperiled Burnside's isolated force around Knoxville, the region's most important city. A heavy Confederate presence threatened political turmoil for Federal forces and could cut off Burnside's ability to reinforce Chattanooga. Longstreet finally had the opportunity to display his tactical and operational skills. The two old foes from the Virginia theater found themselves transplanted to unfamiliar ground The fate of East Tennessee, Chattanooga, and the reputations of the respective commanders, hung in the balance., For James Longstreet, the transfer to the Western Theater in 1863 offered opportunity. For his opponent Ambrose Burnside, the hope of redemption. Longstreet, who Robert E. Lee called his "Old Warhorse," had long labored in the shadow of both his army commander and the late Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. When Confederate fortunes took a turn for the worse in Tennessee, both Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee dispatched Longstreet and most of his First Corps to reinforce Braxton Bragg's ill-starred Army of Tennessee. Within hours of his arrival Longstreet helped win the decisive victory at Chickamauga and drove the Union Army of the Cumberland back into Chattanooga. For a host of reasons, some military and some political, Bragg dispatched Longstreet and his troops to East Tennessee. Waiting for him there was Ambrose Burnside, whose early-war success melted away with his disastrous loss at Fredericksburg in late 1862 at the head of the Army of the Potomac, followed by the humiliation of "The Mud March." Burnside was shuffled to the backwater theater of East Tennessee. Bragg's investment in Chattanooga and subsequent arrival of Longstreet opened the door to Tennessee's Union-leaning eastern counties and imperiled Burnside's isolated force around Knoxville, the region's most important city. A heavy Confederate presence threatened political turmoil for Federal forces and could cut off Burnside's ability to reinforce Chattanooga. Longstreet finally had the opportunity to display his tactical and operational skills. The two old foes from the Virginia theater found themselves transplanted to unfamiliar ground. The fate of East Tennessee, Chattanooga, and the reputations of the respective commanders, hung in the balance.
LC Classification NumberE475.9.L694 2023
