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What went wrong at the battle of Mansfield?

August 30th, 2013 · 1 Comment

As described previously, even though overall the US had more men in the campaign, Taylor enjoyed a numerical advantage at the moment he attacked at Mansfield. As a result Taylor was able to overwhelm the US front line, turning it in on itself and driving it back. So for Taylor, not much went wrong that […]

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Categories: Controversies of a Campaign · Military History · Strategy & Tactics · Trans-Mississippi Theater

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Review: A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, And The Army Of The Trans-Mississippi

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, And The Army Of The Trans-Mississippi (Hardcover) by Jeffery S. Prushankin Product Details Hardcover: 308 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (December 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807130885 ISBN-13: 978-0807130889 Who is the enemy? The war between general officers can be as interesting as the war […]

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