The Finishing Stroke: Texans in the 1864 Tennessee Campaign

by John R. Lundberg

Book Overview

The annals of Texan bravery hold few better examples of bold determination and sheer audacity under impossible circumstances than the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864. On this one afternoon, a few thousand sons of the Lone Star State stood shoulder to shoulder and stepped off neatly in line of battle, their bands playing while Hardee Pattern blue battle flags filled out in a crisp autumn breeze. Within a few minutes, hundreds would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893114341
• ISBN13: 9781893114340
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: State House Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"