Soldier of Tennessee

by Elliott, Sam Davis

• ISBN13: 9780807129708
• ISBN10: 0807129704
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr

Author Biography

Sam Davis Elliott is an attorney in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Abbreviations Used in Notes	xvii
1 Son of the Volunteer State: Rogersville, Winchester, West Point, and Cumberland	1	(16)
2 The Defense of Our Rights: Secession to New Madrid	17	(16)
3 No Army Did Better Work: Shiloh	33	(15)
4 Veterans from the Volunteer State: Perryville	48	(13)
5 In a Manner That Is Beyond Praise: Murfreesboro	61	(15)
6 Old Straight: Interlude in Middle Tennessee	76	(11)
7 An Entire Failure: The Tullahoma Campaign	87	(24)
8 Strong Arms and Stout Hearts: The Chickamauga Campaign	111	(25)
9 My Line Was Too Long and Weak: Missionary Ridge	136	(29)
10 A Defensive Campaign: From Dalton to the Chattahoochee	165	(33)
11 After a Desperate Fight and Heavy Loss: The Fall of Atlanta	198	(27)
12 The Disastrous Campaign into Tennessee: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville	225	(34)
13 The Noble Army of Tennessee Disbanded: The Carolina Campaign and the End of the War	259	(14)
14 A Quiet, Peaceable, Law-Abiding Citizen: Educator and Businessman, 1865-1889	273	(13)
15 A Dream of the Past: Confederate Veteran and
Park Commissioner, 1890-1908	286	(15)
Conclusion: A Man Growing Before Our Eyes	301	(8)
Bibliography	309	(18)
Index	327