Bust Hell Wide Open: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest

Bust Hell Wide Open: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest

by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.
Bust Hell Wide Open: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest

Bust Hell Wide Open: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest

by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.

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Overview

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781621576006
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date: 10/04/2016
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

SAMUEL W. MITCHAM JR. is a military historian who has written extensively on the Civil War South, including his book It Wasn’t About Slavery. A U.S. Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War and a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, he remained active in the reserves, qualifying through the rank of major general. A former visiting professor at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, he has appeared on the History Channel, CBS, NPR, and the BBC. He lives with his family in Monroe, Louisiana.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 Frontiersman to Millionaire 1

Chapter 2 First Blood 21

Chapter 3 I'll Be Damned If I'll Surrender 33

Chapter 4 Shiloh 45

Chapter 5 The Murfreesboro Raid 53

Chapter 6 The West Tennessee Raid 75

Chapter 7 Failure at Fort Donelson 89

Chapter 8 Thompson's Station and Brentwood 95

Chapter 9 The Pursuit Of The Jackass Brigade 103

Chapter 10 River Of Death 121

Chapter 11 Forrest Creates an Army: The Second West Tennessee Raid 137

Chapter 12 Okolona 149

Chapter 13 The Third West Tennessee Raid 163

Chapter 14 Fort Pillow 173

Chapter 15 "The Most Perfect Battle": Brice's Cross Roads 193

Chapter 16 "There Will Never Be Peace": Tupelo and the Memphis Raid 215

Chapter 17 Riding Against Sherman 235

Chapter 18 The Nashville Campaign 259

Chapter 19 The Last Battle 277

Chapter 10 After The War 291

Notes 319

Bibliography 341

About The Author 351

Index 353

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