The Battle of Okolona

Download or read book The Battle of Okolona written by Brandon H. Beck and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the campaign in the Mississippi prairie in February of 1864, beginning with a look at the Prairie and the railroad. It covers the Union plans for the campaign, the Confederate plans for defense, and narrates the campaign from General William Sooy Smith's arrival in the Mississippi prairie to General Nathan Bedford Forrest's Confederate cavalry victory at Okolona, saving the Mississippi prairie from total destruction by fire. A walking, guided tour of extant, preserved sites is also included in this text.