Maney's Confederate Brigade at the Battle of Perryville

Maney's Confederate Brigade at the Battle of Perryville
ISBN-10
1625847483
ISBN-13
9781625847485
Category
History
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2014-03-25
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Stuart W. Sanders

Description

On October 8, 1862, forty thousand Union and Confederate soldiers clashed at Perryville, Kentucky, in the state's largest Civil War battle. Of those who fought, none endured as much as the Tennessee and Georgia soldiers who composed Brigadier General George Maney's brigade. The Confederate unit entered the fray to save other Southern regiments and, in doing so, experienced deadly resistance. Many of those involved called the brigade's encounter the toughest of the Civil War, as several of Maney's regiments suffered casualties of 50 percent or greater. Despite relentless fighting, the Confederates were unable to break the Union line, and the Bluegrass State remained in Federal control. Join author Stuart W. Sanders as he chronicles Maney's brigade in the Battle of Perryville.

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