The First Louisiana Special Battalion: Wheat's Tigers in the Civil War

by Gary Schreckengost

Book Overview

From the little-known Filibuster Wars to the Civil War battlefield of Gaines' Mill, this volume details the fascinating story of one of the South's most colorful military units, the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion, aka Wheat's Tigers. Beginning with a brief look at the Filibuster Wars (a set of military attempts to annex Latin American countries into the United States as slave states), the work takes a close look at the men who comprised Wheat's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476672385
• ISBN13: 9781476672380
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher