Review
Civil War History enthusiasts will be taken with this account of the battles of Tennessee, the accounts of the Iron Clad warships and the point of view of the Confederate soldiers. TJ Myers has done his research and his own military background must have helped him to recreate realistic, visually stunning and epic battle scenes.
Caged Confederates is right up there with Red Badge of Courage, North and South and all the rest of the great Civil War historical novels. --EJ Thornton, best-selling author of Angel On Board
Product Description
The Civil War's Turning Point: Tennessee
Surrender didn't just bring dishonor, it brought death.
A story of passion, intrigue and the fight to defend the land they love. This historical novel depicts the hard fought battles for control of the crucial waterways of the Tennessee River Valley and the South's Heartland. Flush with its first major victories, the Union Army would find itself woefully unprepared to care for the thousands of prisoners captured on the field of battle.
The Confederate prisoners of war faced an enemy just as deadly as rifles and artillery. They faced the brutal hell of Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois, where over 6,000 would meet their end in the harshest conditions devised by their fellow Americans. The two-fold tragedy is first, that it happened and second, so few of us even know it occurred.
About the Author
TJ Myers
TJ, a retired Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force Reserves, and military "brat," works for the Veterans Affairs. At 15, he visited Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. A park ranger made the Civil War "come alive," with his vivid storytelling and TJ's been a Civil War buff ever since. The torch passed and TJ tells the stories. He is a member of the Civil War Preservation Trust.
Surrender didn't just bring dishonor, it brought death.
A story of passion, intrigue and the fight to defend the land they love. This historical novel depicts the hard fought battles for control of the crucial waterways of the Tennessee River Valley and the South's Heartland. Flush with its first major victories, the Union Army would find itself woefully unprepared to care for the thousands of prisoners captured on the field of battle.
The Confederate prisoners of war faced an enemy just as deadly as rifles and artillery. They faced the brutal hell of Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois, where over 6,000 would meet their end in the harshest conditions devised by their fellow Americans. The two-fold tragedy is first, that it happened and second, so few of us even know it occurred.
About the Author
TJ Myers
TJ, a retired Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force Reserves, and military "brat," works for the Veterans Affairs. At 15, he visited Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. A park ranger made the Civil War "come alive," with his vivid storytelling and TJ's been a Civil War buff ever since. The torch passed and TJ tells the stories. He is a member of the Civil War Preservation Trust.
