| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 229 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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Shades of blue and gray series |
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Shades of blue and gray series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-224) and index. |
| Contents |
Company town -- South Illinois -- Ready for the scratch -- This awful sickly place -- Lively times in Cairo -- Mischief -- Comfort for our boys -- Night and day and Sunday : the Navy -- A brave set of men -- Nothing of importance -- The Cairo ring -- Necessary goods -- Gone up the river -- Burden of war -- Illumination. |
| Summary |
"From his command post in Cairo, Illinois, Grant led troops to Union victories at Belmont, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson. Kionka interweaves the story of Grant's military successes and advancement with a social history of Cairo, highlighting the area's economic gains and the contributions of civilian volunteers through first-person accounts"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Headquarters -- Illinois -- Cairo.
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Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885 Grant, Ulysses Simpson.
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. (OCoLC)fst00061535
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American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Cairo (Ill.) -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Armed Forces -- Headquarters.
(OCoLC)fst01351788
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Illinois. (OCoLC)fst01205143
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Illinois -- Cairo.
(OCoLC)fst01217110
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kionka, T.K., 1948- Key command. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006 (DLC) 2006005621 |
| ISBN |
9780826265296 (electronic bk.) |
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0826265294 (electronic bk.) |
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