Stones River: Bloody Winter in Tennessee (1982) James Lee McDonough HC Very Good

The University of Tennessee Press, 1982. Cloth bound hardcover with dust jacket of Stones River--Bloody Winter in Tennessee by James Lee McDonough.

On December 31, 1862, some ten thousand Confederate soldiers streamed out of the dim light of early morning to stun the Federals who were still breakfasting in their camp. Nine months earlier the Confederates had charged the Yankees in a similarly devastating attack at dawn, starting the Battle of Shiloh. By the time this new battle ended, it would resemble Shiloh in other ways--it would rival that struggle’s shocking casualty toll of 24,000 and it would become a major defeat for the South. By any Civil War standard, Stones River was a monumental, bloody, and dramatic story. Yet, until now, it has had no modern, documented history. Arguing that the battle was one of the significant engagements in the war, noted Civil War historian James Lee McDonough here devotes to Stones River the attention it has long deserved.

Very Good. Previous owner's stamp and marking to the front free end paper. Nice book with light shelf wear.