The Civil War in Kentucky (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813192475)

" The Civil War scene in Kentucky, site of few full-scale battles, was one of crossroad skirmishes and guerrilla terror, of quick incursions against specific targets and equally quick withdrawals. Yet Kentucky was crucial to the military strategy of the war. For either side, a Kentucky held secure against the adversary would have meant easing of supply problems and an immeasurably stronger base of operations. The state, along with many of its institutions and many of its families, was hopelessly

Author: Lowell H. Harrison
ISBN-10: 0813192471
ISBN-13: 9780813192475
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.02w x 0.41d