Tennessee's Thirteenth Union Cavalry was a unit composed mostly of amateur soldiers that eventually turned undisciplined boys into seasoned fighters. At the outbreak of the Civil War; East Tennessee was torn between its Unionist tendencies and the surrounding Confederacy. The result was the persecution of the home Yankees" by Confederate sympathizers. Rather than quelling Unionist fervor; this oppression helped East Tennessee contribute an estimated thirty thousand troops to the North. Some of those troops joined the "Loyal Thirteenth" in Stoneman's raid and in pursuit of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Join author Melanie Storie as she recounts the harrowing narrative of an often-overlooked piece of Civil War history."
#355196 in Books 2014-09-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.18 x 6.10l; .0 #File Name: 1621572994434 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Excellent review of the career and motivations of an underappreciated ...By F.B.A.Excellent review of the career and motivations of an underappreciated but very capable US General.He used the weapons and other assets available to him to get his mission completed with the minimum casualties to his men.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A good read for WWII buffsBy wshrmanThis book revealed information about WWII I have not heard before. Gen. Lemay got the results needed in the theaters he directed; a no nonsense leader. My previous read was Killing Patton also a very revealing book about WWII.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great Man Great bookBy BoomerI previously purchased a copy of this book; read it (enjoyed it as I was a combat crew member in SAC) and gained an insight into the thinking of LeMay. I loaned it to a friend and he lost it. This purchase was paid for by him and it is a keeper.
