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McFarland Book of the Week: The Union Cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign

The Union Cavalry and the Chickamauga Campaign by Dennis W. Belcher TOCWOC’s Take: Dennis Belcher is rapidly becoming known as an expert on the cavalry organizations and actions in Tennessee and Georgia. In addition to an overview of the Army of the Cumberland’s cavalry throughout the war, he has also produced looks at the mounted men […]

September 1, 2018
Civil War Book Review: Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign

Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign by David Powell Product Details Hardcover: 408 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (November 19, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714871 ISBN-13: 978-1932714876 “Would you like to go on a battlefield walk in Chickamauga?” Answering “yes” to this question introduced the […]

January 15, 2011
Book Purchases: August 2006

I managed to pick up an interesting though smaller list of books last month. These range from fiction, to biography and semi-biography, to a tour guide, and finally to my typical battle and campaign studies. I am particularly excited to finally get my hands on Forrest at Brice’s Crossroads for a good price. I’ve already […]

September 18, 2006