Through the howling wilderness : the 1864 Red River Campaign and Union failure in the West / Gary D. Joiner ; with a foreword by Edwin C. Bearss.

Contents The campaign in context -- Confederate preparations -- Union plans -- The Union advance -- The battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill -- The campaign in Arkansas -- Union retreat in Louisiana -- Congressional investigation -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : Mississippi squadron vessels deployed in the Red River Campaign, March-May 1864 -- Appendix 2 : orders of battle for the Red River Campaign -- Appendix 3 : David Dixon Porter letter -- Appendix 4 : Richard Taylor letter -- Appendix 5 : chronology of combined operations -- Appendix 6 : David French Boyd letter -- Appendix 7 : Red River Campaign time line.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-295) and index.
LCCN 2006011466
ISBN1572335440 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781572335448 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781572335448