Unlikely Warriors
General Benjamin H. Grierson and His Family
University of Oklahoma Press · Print & ebook · March 15, 1998
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Civil War cavalry and military history
- Themes
- Civil War military history, Buffalo Soldiers, Family history
- Genres
- Military Lives, Civil War Era, U.S. Military History
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Unlikely Warriors is the story of Benjamin Henry Grierson, Civil War hero and postwar commander of the Tenth Cavalry "Buffalo Soldiers," and his family on the western frontier. In 1863, Colonel Grierson led a cavalry brigade of 1,700 men on a daring raid through Mississippi, which helped Ulysses S. Grant launch his successful campaign against Vicksburg.
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In the army reorganization of 1866, Grierson accepted an appointment as colonel of the Tenth Cavalry, a command of white officers and black enlisted men. In this biography, William and Shirley Leckie explore three generations of Grierson?s family, and for this edition they include a new preface on recent interest in the Buffalo Soldiers.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Civil War cavalry and military history
- Readers interested in the Grierson family and the western frontier
Where it sits
| Civil War Era | 83% |
|---|---|
| Military Lives | 51% |
| U.S. Military History | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Military Lives
- U.S. Military History
- 19th-Century America
- Authors
- Shirley A. Leckie, William H. Leckie
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Published
- March 15, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Civil War military history · Buffalo Soldiers · Family history
- Reading lane
- Military Lives