Red River Campaign: Politics and Cotton in the Civil War

by Ludwell H. Johnson

Overview

First published in 1958, Red River Campaign examines how partisan politics, economic needs, and personal profit determined military policy and operations in Louisiana and Arkansas during the spring of 1864.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631011887
Publisher:	Kent State University Press
Publication date:	08/04/1999
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	317
Lexile:	1600L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ludwell Johnson III was a professor of history at the College of William and Mary. He focused on the American Civil War, studying the motivations of those who supported the new Confederacy.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Genesis of the Campaign
Chapter 2. Concerning Cotton
Chapter 3. The Campaign Begins
Chapter 4. Banks Finds the Enemy
Chapter 5. Taylor Is Disappointed at Pleasant Hill
Chapter 6. The Federals Go Hungry in Arkansas
Chapter 7. Banks Retreats Again
Chapter 8. A Pause and Another Retreat
Chapter 9. The End of the Campaign
Chapter 10. Aftermath
Bibliography
Index