Kohl, Rhonda M., 1957-

The prairie boys go to war the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, 1861-1865 / [electronic resource] : Rhonda M. Kohl. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013. - xvii, 300 p., [8] p. of plates : maps, ports.

With: The Fith Illinois Cavalry roster / Rhonda M. Kohl, compiler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The politics of war, August 1861 to February 1862 -- The springtime of war, March to July 1862 -- This godforsaken town, July to October 1862 -- Under Grant's command, November 1862 to May 1863 -- Redemption at Vicksburg, June to August 1863 -- Winslow's Cavalry, September 1863 to January 1864 -- The grand raid, February to March 1864 -- Garrison duty, March to December 1864 -- Soon this cruel war will close, January to October 1865.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780809332045 (electronic bk.)




United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 5th (1861-1865)


Illinois--History--Regimental histories.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Regimental histories.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865


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