Through the Howling Wilderness: The 1864 Red River Campaign and Union Failure in the West

by Gary D. Joiner

Book Overview

The Red River Campaign of 1864 was a bold attempt to send large Union army and navy forces deep into the interior of Louisiana, seize the Rebel capital of the state, and defeat the Confederate army guarding the region enabling uninhibited access to Texas to the west. Through the Howling Wilderness emphasizes the Confederate defensive measures and the hostile attitudes of commanders toward each other as well as toward their enemies.Gary D. Joiner contends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572335440
• ISBN13: 9781572335448
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"