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U.S. Army Military History Institute Civil War-Battles-1864-Eastern Theater 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 20 Apr 07 U.S. Army Military History Institute Civil War-Battles-1864-Eastern Theater 950 Soldiers Drive Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013-5021 20 Apr 07 MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS, EASTERN THEATER, 1864 A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources CONTENTS New Berne, NC (1 Feb)…..p.1 Olustee, FL (20 Feb)…..p.1 Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid (16 Sep)…..p.2 CS Raid on Johnson's Island (19 Sep)…..p.3 Saltville, VA (2 Oct).....p.3 St. Albans, VT (19 Oct)…..p.4 Plymouth, NC (15 Apr-31 Oct).....p.4 Lacey Spring, NC (21 Dec)…..p.5 NEW BERNE Barrett, John G. The Civil War in North Carolina. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC , 1963. 484 p. E573B3. See Chap. 9. Rutherford, Phillip. "The New Berne Raid." CW Times Illustrated (Jan 1982): pp. 8-15. Per. OLUSTEE "Battle of Olustee (or Ocean Pond), February 20, 1864." Blue & Gray (Feb/Mar 1986): Entire Issue. Per. Bergeron, Arthur W., Jr. “The Battle of Olustee.” In Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 2002. pp. 136-49. E540N3B63. Boyd, Mark F. The Federal Campaign of 1864 in East Florida. Tallahassee, FL: FL Board of Parks & Hist Memorials, 1956. 40 p. E476.43B68. Broadwater, Robert P. The Battle of Olustee, 1864: The Final Union Attempt to Seize Florida. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006. 218 p. E476.43B76. Miscellaneous Operations, Eastern Theater, 1864 p.2 Brown, William W. The Negro in the American Rebellion... Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1867. pp. 217-24. E540N3B8. Burkhardt, George S. Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath: No Quarter in the Civil War. Carbondale, IL: S IL, 2007. 338 p. E468.9B889. See Chap. 6. Coles, David J. “Far From Fields of Glory: Military Operations in Florida During the Civil War, 1864-1865.” PhD. dss., FL State, 1996. 430 p. E470.7C65. Furness, William F. "The Battle of Olustee, Florida, February 20, 1864." In Papers of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 9. Boston: By the Society, 1912. pp. 233-64. E470M65v9. Gallman, J. Matthew. “In Your Hands That Musket Means Liberty: African-American Soldiers and the Battle of Olustee.” In Wars Within a War: Controversy and Conflict Over the American Civil War. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 2009. pp. 87-108. E468.W39. Harley, James A. "The Battle of Olustee." Confederate Veteran (Nov 1912): pp. 456-57. Per. Jones, Samuel. "The Battle of Olustee, or Ocean Pond, Florida." In Battles & Leaders of the CW, Vol. 4. NY: Yoseloff, 1956. pp. 76-80. E470B346v4. McMurray, Richard M. "The Battle of Olustee." CW Times Illustrated (Jan 1978): pp. 12-25. Per. Nulty, William H. Confederate Florida: The Road to Olustee. Tuscaloosa, AL: U AL, 1990. 273 p. E476.43N842. See Chap. 5 Schmidt, Lewis G. The Civil War in Florida. Vol. 2: The Battle of Olustee. Allentown, PA: By the Author, 1989. 388 p. E502S35.1989v2. Watson, Michael P. "Sunshine State Saved." America's CW (Mar 1990): pp. 42-44 & 46-49. Per. Weinert, Richard P., Jr. "The Battle of Olustee." CW Times Illustrated (Jun 1962): pp. 31-33. Per. HAMPTON-ROSSER CATTLE RAID Barratt, John. “The Beefsteak Raid.” Military Illustrated (Oct 2001): pp. 32-39. Per. Boykin, Edward. Beefsteak Raid. NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1960. 305 p. E467.1H19B69. Brooksheer, William R., and Snider, David K. "A Perfect Piece of Rascality." In Glory at a Gallop: Tales of the Confederate Cavalry. NY: Brassey's, 1993. pp. 213-24. E546.5B75. _____. "A Piece of Rebel Rascality." CW Times Illustrated (Jan 1984): pp. 10-18. Per. Cardwell, D. "A Brilliant Coup: How Wade Hampton Captured Grant's Entire Beef Supply, Colonel Cardwell's Thrilling Story." Southern Historical Society Papers (1893): pp. 147-56. E483.7S76v21. Miscellaneous Operations, Eastern Theater, 1864 p.3 Lykes, Richard. "Hampton's Cattle Raid, September 14-17, 1864." Military Affairs (Spring 1957): pp. 1-20. Per. _____. "Hampton's Great Beef Raid." CW Times Illustrated (Feb 1967): pp. 4-13 & 47-49. Per. Mewborn, Horace. “Herding Yankee Cattle: The Beefsteak Raid, September 14-17, 1864.” Blue & Gray (Summer 2005): pp. 6-10, 11-17 & 44-65. Per. O’Brien, Francis A. “The Great Rebel Beefsteak Raid.” America’s CW (Jul 1996): pp. 54-61. Per. RAID ON JOHNSON'S ISLAND Brown, D. Alexander. "The Northwest Conspiracy." CW Times Illustrated (May 1971): pp. 10-19. Per. Pelzer, John & Linda. "Hijack!: Confederates on Lake Erie." CW Times Illustrated (Sep 1983): pp. 10-15. Per. Phillips, George M. "Johnson's Island and the Lake Erie Raid of 1864." In Glimpses of the Nation's Struggle (MOLLUS, MN, Vol. 3). NY: Merrill, 1893. pp. 242-61. E464M5.1991v28. SALTVILLE Burkhardt, George S. Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath: No Quarter in the Civil War, cited above E468.9B889. See Chap. 14. Burnet, T. L. "The Battle of Saltville." Southern Bivouac (1883/84): pp. 20-22. Per. Davis, William C. "Massacre at Saltville." CW Times Illustrated (Feb 1971): pp. 4-11 & 43-48. Per. Marvel, William. "The Battle of Saltville: Massacre or Myth." Blue & Gray (Aug 1991): pp. 10-14, 16-19 & 46-60. Per. _____. The Battles for Saltville. Lynchburg, VA: Howard, 1992. 192 p. E470.2M37. Mays, Thomas D. “The Battle of Saltville.” In Black Soldiers in Blue: African American Troops in the Civil War Era. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 2002. pp. 200-26. E540N3B63. _____. The Saltville Massacre. Abilene, TX: McWhiney Foundation, 1998. 90 p. E476.8M39. Sabine, David. "The Midnight Ride of Mollie Tynes." CW Times Illustrated (Aug 1964): pp. 36-38. Per. Civilian warning CS troops of Union presence in Tazewell Miscellaneous Operations, Eastern Theater, 1864 p.4 ST. ALBANS Ashley, Robert P. "The St. Albans Raid." CW Times Illustrated (Nov 1967): pp. 18-27. Per. Benjamin, L. N., comp. The St. Albans Raid; Or, Investigation Into the Charges Against Lieut. Bennett H. Young and Command, for Their Acts at St. Albans, Vt., on the 19th October, 1864. Montreal: J. Lovell, 1865. 480 p. E470.95B46. Benton, R.C. "Personal Recollections of the St. Albans Raid of 1864." In Glimpses of the Nation's Struggle (MOLLUS, MN, Vol. 3). NY: Merrill, 1893. pp. 404-21. E464M5.1991v28. Kinchen, Oscar A. Daredevils of the Confederate Army: The Story of the St. Albans Raiders. Boston: Christopher Pub Hse, 1959. 171 p. E470.95K56. Lutz, Stuart. “Terror in St. Albans.” CW Times Illustrated (Jun 2001): pp. 42-48. Per. Prince, Cathryn J. Burn the Town and Sack the Banks! Confederates Attack Vermont. NY: Carroll & Gray, 2006. 279 p. E470.95P75. Rush, Daniel S., & Pewitt, E. G. The St. Albans Raiders: An Investigation into the Identities and Life Stories of the Bold and Enigmatic Confederate Soldiers Who Attacked St. Albans, Vermont on October 19, 1864. Saline, MI: McNaughton and Gunn for the Blue and Gray Education Society, 2008. 96 p. E470.95R87. Sowles, Edward A. History of the St. Albans Raid: Annual Address Before the Vermont Historical Society...October 17, 1876. St. Albans, VT: Messenger Printing Works, 1876. 48 p. E470.95S6. St. Albans Raid, October 19, 1864. St. Albans, VT: North Country, 1958. 22 p. E470.95S8. Wilson, Charles M. “The Hit-and-Run Raid.” In The Civil War: The Best of American Heritage. NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. pp. 174-85. E468C625. Woodard, Jon. "The St. Albans Raid: Rebels in Vermont!" Blue & Gray (Dec 1990): Entire Issue. Per. PLYMOUTH Ballard, Michael. "The 1864 Siege of Plymouth: A Good Time to Pray." CW Times Illustrated (Apr 1986): pp. 16-25 & 47. Per. Burkhardt, George S. Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath: No Quarter in the Civil War, cited above. E468.9B889. See Chap. 8. Moss, Juanita P. Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina (April 17-20, 1864): The Last Confederate Victory. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2004. 357 p. E476.2M67 Smith, William M. "The Siege and Capture of Plymouth." In Personal Recollections of the War of the Rebellion (MOLLUS, NY, Vol. 1). NY: By the Commandery, 1891. pp. 322-43. E464M5.1991v20. Miscellaneous Operations, Eastern Theater, 1864 p.5 Waddell, Alfred M. The Last Year of the War in North Carolina, Including Plymouth, Fort Fisher and Bentonville. Richmond, VA: W.E. Jones, 1888. 31 p. E173P18no214pam6. LACEY SPRING Landis, Steven E. “Custer at Lacey Spring.” Columbiad Vol. 2, No. 4 (Winter 1999): pp. 57-72. Per. .
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