Through the Howling Wilderness: The 1864 Red River Campaign and Union Failure in the West

“This work will have strong appeal across the spectrum of students and be of equal benefit to the casual reader as well as the scholar. His maps are excellent and will aid readers in their study.” —Terrence J. Winschel, co-author of Vicksburg is the Key: The Struggle for the Mississippi River and author of Triumph and Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign

The Red River Campaign of 1864 was a bold attempt to send large Union army and navy forces deep into the interior of Louisiana, seize the Rebel ...