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- catalog abstract ""Contrary to accepted myths, guerilla tactics in the Civil War were not confined to the army of the Confederacy. In the fall of 1863, Union Col. Carr B. White formed a group of scouts and sharpshooters, headed by Capt. Richard Blazer of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to fight the bushwhackers in the mountains of West Virginia. The unit was so successful that Gen. George Crook mounted the group on horses in 1864 to combat Rebel guerillas, make deep raids, and act as the front and rear guard of the army, giving them the most dangerous of missions. In the Shenandoah Valley, Gen. Philip Sheridan gave them the mandate to take on the renowned Confederate partisan John S. Mosby and his Rangers. Equipped with advanced Spencer repeating rifles, they took the war to Mosby's Rangers as regular cavalry could not do." "Up till now the conflicts between Blazer's Scouts and Mosby's Rangers have been told only from the Confederate perspective. Darl Stephenson provides a corrective to the exaggeration and distortion prevalent in the historical telling of these escapades. Heavily illustrated and using long-overlooked sources, Headquarters in the Brush presents a balanced and fascinating account of what may be the most extraordinary group of men in the American Civil War."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12311852.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Scouts and scouting.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Contrary to accepted myths, guerilla tactics in the Civil War were not confined to the army of the Confederacy. In the fall of 1863, Union Col. Carr B. White formed a group of scouts and sharpshooters, headed by Capt. Richard Blazer of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to fight the bushwhackers in the mountains of West Virginia. The unit was so successful that Gen. George Crook mounted the group on horses in 1864 to combat Rebel guerillas, make deep raids, and act as the front and rear guard of the army, giving them the most dangerous of missions. In the Shenandoah Valley, Gen. Philip Sheridan gave them the mandate to take on the renowned Confederate partisan John S. Mosby and his Rangers. Equipped with advanced Spencer repeating rifles, they took the war to Mosby's Rangers as regular cavalry could not do." "Up till now the conflicts between Blazer's Scouts and Mosby's Rangers have been told only from the Confederate perspective. Darl Stephenson provides a corrective to the exaggeration and distortion prevalent in the historical telling of these escapades. Heavily illustrated and using long-overlooked sources, Headquarters in the Brush presents a balanced and fascinating account of what may be the most extraordinary group of men in the American Civil War."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Brian C. Pohanka -- Guerrilla Warfare in West Virginia -- The Independent Scouts -- Headquarters in the Brush -- To Horse -- The Main Tug-of-War -- Escape from Mosby -- Kabletown: The Final Conflict -- Until the Dawn of Peace -- The Untold Legacy of Blazer's Scouts: The Indian Wars and the Philippine Insurrection -- An Essay on Mosby's Command -- Kabletown Casualties -- Roster, Blazer's Independent Scouts.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-342) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 355 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Headquarters in the brush.".
- catalog identifier "0821413813 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Headquarters in the brush.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Athens : Ohio University Press,".
- catalog relation "Headquarters in the brush.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Scouts and scouting.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.7/41 21".
- catalog subject "E608 .S74 2001".
- catalog subject "Scouting (Reconnaissance) United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army. Blazer's Independent Union Scouts (1863-1865)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Brian C. Pohanka -- Guerrilla Warfare in West Virginia -- The Independent Scouts -- Headquarters in the Brush -- To Horse -- The Main Tug-of-War -- Escape from Mosby -- Kabletown: The Final Conflict -- Until the Dawn of Peace -- The Untold Legacy of Blazer's Scouts: The Indian Wars and the Philippine Insurrection -- An Essay on Mosby's Command -- Kabletown Casualties -- Roster, Blazer's Independent Scouts.".
- catalog title "Headquarters in the brush : Blazer's Independent Union Scouts / Darl L. Stephenson ; foreword by Brian C. Pohanka.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".