Wilson's Raid: The Final Blow to the Confederacy

by Russell W. Blount Jr.

Book Overview

Relive the final days of the Civil War with this compelling account of Wilson's Raid told by memoirs of those who witnessed it.

In the closing months of the Civil War, General James Wilson led a Union cavalry raid through Alabama and parts of Georgia. Wilson, the young, brash boy general of the Union, matched wits against Nathan Bedford Forrest, the South's legendary wizard of the saddle. Wilson's Raiders swept through cities like...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467139033
• ISBN13: 9781467139038
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"