Forrest at Brice's Crossroads and in North Mississippi in 1864 [Hardcover]

Edwin Bearss (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Morningside Bookshop (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0317614401
• ISBN-13: 978-0317614404
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,647,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent treatment of a classic battle, October 9, 1997

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J. Kagele "Seattle Rules!" (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forrest at Brice's Crossroads and in North Mississippi in 1864 (Hardcover)

Brice's Crossroads was the most classic battle of the Civil War. It demonstrated the innate military genius of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, who out-manuevered a Union force twice the size of his. The battle duplicated Hannibal's tactics at Cannae and was considered by Rommel as a classic. Edwin Bearss is the retired chief historian of the National Park Service and cannot be equalled in Civil War battlefield knowledge. This treatment of the battle follows the ill-fated Union forces from Memphis to their defeat in Mississippi and their disorganized retreat back. Having had a great-great grandfather who fought the rear-guard action in the battle with the 9th Minnesota Volunteers, I had a particular interest in the book. Mr. Bearrss' explanation is thorough and compelling. He explains why, even though the battle was lost, the greater strategy i.e. preventing Forrest from interupting Sherman's March To the Sea, was accomplished. Mr. Bearrss has been designated as a "National Treasure" b