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245 10 a| Victors in blue :b| how Union generals fought the Confederates, battled each other, and won the Civil War /c| Albert Castel with Brooks D. Simpson.;

260 a| Lawrence, Kan. :b| University Press of Kansas,c| 2011.;

300 a| xii, 362 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm.;

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490 1 a| Modern war studies;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Rosecrans in West Virginia: a tale of a goose, a dog, and a fox -- Grant in Missouri and Tennessee: a tale of how a nobody became a somebody -- Grant, Halleck, and a failure to communicate -- Grant at Shiloh: how to win by not losing -- Grant advances by staying put -- Nobody at Antietam -- Grant and Rosecrans at Iuka and Corinth: the birth of a rivalry -- Rosecrans at Stones River: how a near disaster became a much-needed union victory -- Meade at Gettysburg: how to win by staying put -- Grant victorious at Vicksburg: how to win by causing your enemies to defeat themselves -- Rosecrans takes Chattanooga and Grant takes a fall -- Rosecrans and Thomas at Chickamauga: the fortunes and misfortunes of war -- Grant at Chattanooga: how to win a battle contrary to plan -- While Grant fails to defeat Lee, Sherman invades Georgia: circling around to move forward -- Grant remains stymied, Sherman takes Atlanta: decision in the west -- Sheridan in the Shenandoah -- Sherman marches to the sea, Schofield repulses Hood, and Thomas vanquishes Hood at Nashville -- Death blows: Grant, Sheridan, and Sherman win the war, but the Union generals fight on -- Epilogue: the victors in blue: who and why.;

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Victors in blue : how Union generals fought the Confederates, battled each other, and won the Civil War / Albert Castel with Brooks D. Simpson.

Author/creator	Castel, Albert
Other author	Simpson, Brooks D.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, 2011.
Description	xii, 362 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects	United States. Army--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. Generals--United States. --History. --19th century. Command of troops--History. --19th century. United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Campaigns.

Series	Modern war studies Modern war studies. ^A239554
Contents	Rosecrans in West Virginia: a tale of a goose, a dog, and a fox -- Grant in Missouri and Tennessee: a tale of how a nobody became a somebody -- Grant, Halleck, and a failure to communicate -- Grant at Shiloh: how to win by not losing -- Grant advances by staying put -- Nobody at Antietam -- Grant and Rosecrans at Iuka and Corinth: the birth of a rivalry -- Rosecrans at Stones River: how a near disaster became a much-needed union victory -- Meade at Gettysburg: how to win by staying put -- Grant victorious at Vicksburg: how to win by causing your enemies to defeat themselves -- Rosecrans takes Chattanooga and Grant takes a fall -- Rosecrans and Thomas at Chickamauga: the fortunes and misfortunes of war -- Grant at Chattanooga: how to win a battle contrary to plan -- While Grant fails to defeat Lee, Sherman invades Georgia: circling around to move forward -- Grant remains stymied, Sherman takes Atlanta: decision in the west -- Sheridan in the Shenandoah -- Sherman marches to the sea, Schofield repulses Hood, and Thomas vanquishes Hood at Nashville -- Death blows: Grant, Sheridan, and Sherman win the war, but the Union generals fight on -- Epilogue: the victors in blue: who and why.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011029923
ISBN	9780700617937 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0700617930 (cloth : alk. paper)

Victors in blue : how Union generals fought the Confederates, battled each other, and won the Civil War / Albert Castel with Brooks D. Simpson.

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