Böcker av Benton Rain Patterson

"Using eyewitness accounts where possible, recounts the final months of the Civil War, appointment of a new U.S. Army general in chief, a new course for the war with a massive new campaign, confirmation of the abolition of slavery, the assassination of America's most revered president, United States winning of the final battle and nation reunited"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, explaining how the campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union's strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war's ultimate outcome.

Running from New Orleans to St Louis in the summer of 1870, the race between the Robert E Lee and the Natchez remains the world's most famous steamboat race. This book tells the story of the dramatic contest, which was won by the stripped-down, cargoless Robert E Lee after 3 days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes of steaming through day, night and fog.