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Civil War Book Review: The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi by Timothy B. Smith

Smith, Timothy B. The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid Through Mississippi. (Savas Beatie: October 2018). 336 pages, 36 illustrations, 12 maps, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-61121-428-4. $32.95 (Cloth) Timothy B. Smith’s latest work on the Civil War in the Western Theater, The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil […]

March 8, 2019
Civil War Book Review: Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation

Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation by Timothy B. Smith Product Details Hardcover: 472 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (May 9, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 070061852X ISBN-13: 978-0700618521 Railroads were the “super highways” of the Civil War. Unlike today, railroads went into towns and/or towns went to railroads. During the war, both sides expended […]

January 22, 2013
Civil War Book Review – Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation by Timothy B. Smith

I must open this review with the disclaimer that I was predisposed by my admiration for Smith’s work on the Battle of Champion Hill to be favorable to this work as well. Having said that I did find much to like about this book but also some to dislike. The opening chapters contained the necessary […]

July 16, 2012
Review: Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg

Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg by Timothy B. Smith Product Details Paperback: 520 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (January 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714197 ISBN-13: 978-1932714197 [This review is for the hardback version] The reading Civil War battle histories can be very enjoyable or an exercise in frustration depending on the author’s ability to explain […]

June 24, 2009
Review: Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg

Books On The Vicksburg Campaign Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg. Timothy B. Smith. New York, NY: Savas Beatie LLC (2004). 502 pp. 41 maps. This is a review and summary of Timothy B. Smith’s Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg. Dr. Smith sets out to write the first detailed history of the most important […]

February 23, 2006