{"product_id":"the-civil-war-at-perryville-christopher-l-kolakowski-9781596296725","title":"The Civil War at Perryville: Battling for the Bluegrass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmerse yourself in Kentucky's largest battle, Perryville, with author Christopher Kolakowski. A must-read for Civil War and Kentucky History enthusiasts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to seize control of Union-held Kentucky, a border state, the Confederate army launched an invasion into the commonwealth in the fall of 1862. The incursion viciously culminated at an otherwise quiet Bluegrass crossroads and forever altered the landscape of the war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Perryville lasted just one day yet produced nearly eight thousand combined casualties and losses, and some say nary a victor. The Rebel army was forced to retreat, and the United States kept its imperative grasp on Kentucky throughout the war. Famous Confederate diarist Sam Watkins, whose Company Aytch journals were featured as a major narrative thread in Ken Burns' award-winning Civil War documentary series, declared Perryville the hardest fighting that he experienced. Indeed, history would record that Perryville the second bloodiest battle of the Western Theater after Shiloh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew know this hallowed ground like Christopher L. Kolakowski, former director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, who draws on letters, reports, memoirs and other primary sources to offer the most accessible and engaging account of the Kentucky Campaign yet, featuring over sixty historic images and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher L. Kolakowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596296720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596296725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Christopher L. Kolakowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995087307007,"sku":"9781596296725","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7a9d8631-7748-4dff-853f-3f1ab313ee77.jpg?v=1683333821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-civil-war-at-perryville-christopher-l-kolakowski-9781596296725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}