In the First Line of Battle: The 12th Illinois Cavalry in the Civil War
Author:   Samuel M Blackwell
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780875802794


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 December 2001
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Samuel M Blackwell
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780875802794


ISBN 10:   0875802796
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 December 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents List of Maps Introduction 1. Rally 'round the Flag 2. Drop Carbines!... Draw Sabres!... Charge! 3. Picket and Reconnaissance Duty 4. Raids 5. Forcing the Rebels to Deploy 6. Fighting the Rebs for Seven Days 7. Search and Destroy 8. From Tennessee to Texas 9. Reconstruction in a Conquered Land Epilogue: Sound Taps Appendix: 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Notes Bibliography Index

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"""A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry.""—Michigan Historical Review ""Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war""—Journal of Illinois History"


A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry. -- Michigan Historical Review Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war -- Journal of Illinois History


A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry. --Michigan Historical Review Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war --Journal of Illinois History


<p> A genuine contribution to the history of the Union cavalry. -- Michigan Historical Review <p> Blackwell's research and care of the subject is great.... One realizes and appreciates the efforts of the real-life men in the glorious, mundane, and fearful aspects of the war -- Journal of Illinois History


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Samuel M. Blackwell Jr. is visiting Assistant Professor of History at Northern Illinois University.

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