And Connelly has a habit of citing sources in manuscript even when they are readily available in print. Aldiough the book contains five maps, the reader will find it advisable to have a Civil War atlas at hand.
Contrary to what is reported on page 239, Sterling Price did not refuse to join Van Dom in a move through West Tennessee, nor did Van Dom stop Price "on the eve of a march on Nashville." Connelly, in his desire to be fair to Bragg, is perhaps unjust to Kirby Smith certainly one will find a fundamentally different account of Kirby Smith's role in the 1862 Kentucky campaign in Joseph Parks's biography. Of course the book is not without some errors and defects. Just to cite one example, despite having been written about many times, it is not until now that we have the full and true story of the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:īOOK REVIEWS81 a result not only does he present important new facts but demolishes certain old myths.
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