War in Kentucky: From Shiloh to Perryville
- ISBN-10
- 0870499351
- ISBN-13
- 9780870499357
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 386
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-02
- Publisher
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
- Author
- James L. McDonough
Description
Explores the strategic importance of Kentucky for both sides in the Civil War and recounts the Confederacy's bold attempt to capture the Bluegrass State.
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