Red River Rout: A Civil War Historical Novel

By Dr. W Michael McCrocklin

Civil War historical fiction. The history is of the failed Union Red River Campaign in April of 1864. All the senior officers, places and overall events are historically accurate. The facts of the battle(s) are woven into a fictional account that focuses on a fictional character, Major James Coles, CSA. Coles is shown as the commanding Surgeon for the battle and at the main field hospital in Keatchie, Louisiana. The Union disaster was the last large battle lost by a Union campaign. The story includes the two battles of Galveston, the Battle of Mansfield, the Battle of Blair's Bluff, and the scuttling of USS Eastport and USS Dix.It includes some eyewitness accounts and post battle witnesses.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1520823223
• ISBN13: 9781520823225
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.0"