The Mule Soldiers: A Novel of the American Civil War

by Blair Howard

Book Overview

The Mule Soldiers is the true story - fictionalized - of Streight's Raid into Northern Alabama that took place from 19 April to 3 May 1863. A brigade of Federal infantry, led by Colonel Abel D. Streight, set out on a 220-mile ride to destroy the Western and Atlantic railroad at Rome, Georgia. The raid turned into a running battle between Streight's raiders and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The most fascinating thing about the raid is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505549809
• ISBN13: 9781505549805
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"