- Paperback: 394 pages
- Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing (Feb 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 158182405X
- ISBN-13: 978-1581824056
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.9 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,734,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
In this seventh volume of the ten-volume Civil War Battle Series, the action spans the area from Pennsylvania and Virginia to Georgia, Mississippi, and Illinois. The seven members of the Brannon clan of Culpeper County, Virginia, experience a wide range of the many hardships of war.
The Southern setbacks of July 1863 have fallen hard on the Brannons, for two sons were with Lee in Pennsylvania and one was at Vicksburg. They still mourn the loss of another, Titus, presumed dead but actually interned in a Northern prison camp for seven months.
Mac Brannon, in Stuart’s cavalry, helps to protect the Army of Northern Virginia as it withdraws to Virginia. Of special concern to him are the ambulance wagons, one of which carries his wounded brother, Will.
In Vicksburg, Cory Brannon recuperates from an illness, and as his health returns he looks for ways to escape the Union occupation and join Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry.
In the Yankee prison camp outside of Chicago, Titus is determined to escape and make his way home. He does not yet know the price of his freedom.
Cory and his comrades connect with Forrest just in time for the action at Chickamauga.
Although the battle goes well for the Confederates, Forrest and his commander, Braxton Bragg, have a falling out. Circumstances dictate that Cory remain with Bragg in the Confederate camps that encircle Chattanooga, but when Bragg decides to outwait the Union army trapped before him, the scene is set for the arrival of a new Federal commander—U. S. Grant.
About the Author
JAMES REASONER is a veteran writer of historical fiction. Author of the Walker Texas Ranger books, he has written several volumes in the Wagons West series, a frontier trilogy set in the years before the Lewis and Clark expedition, and six other volumes in The Civil War Battle Series. Reasoner lives near Azle, Texas.
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Facing Defeat,
By Westy (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chickamauga: A Novel (Hardcover)
After the losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Confederacy hopes to regroup. Mac and Will Brannon, one badly wounded, retreat with Robert E. Lee's forces into Virginia. Meanwhile, Titus and Cordelia's former beau, Nathan Hatcher, find themselves in desperate straits in a Northern prison camp, while Cory continues to find himself thrown into battle, despite never having enlisted. And, at home, Henry, the youngest Brannon brother, his mother Abigail, and sister Cordelia, face problems of their own... not the least of which is Henry's growing feelings for his brother's wife, Polly.Another well-written, gripping volume in The Civil War Battle Series.
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This review is from: Chickamauga: A Novel (Hardcover)
This is the 7th book in a series of 10 by Mr. Reasoner. I have read all the ones that have been published so far. My only complaint is that they aren't published fast enough! Mr. Reasoner is a fantastic author. His wording makes you "see" where the characters are. I read this book in just a very short time, losing sleep because I just couldn't put it down. His historical facts are accurate in every book. Everyone that likes to read about the Civil War should read these books. They would even be good reading for someone not familiar with the battles because his story lines are so good. Please hurry and get #8 published - it's gonna be hard to wait.
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By Anne B. Burgamy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chickamauga: A Novel (Hardcover)
This is the 7th book in a series of 10 by Mr. Reasoner. I have read all the ones that have been published so far. My only complaint is that they aren't published fast enough! Mr. Reasoner is a fantastic author. His wording makes you "see" where the characters are. I read this book in just a very short time, losing sleep because I just couldn't put it down. His historical facts are accurate in every book. Everyone that likes to read about the Civil War should read these books. They would even be good reading for someone not familiar with the battles because his story lines are so good. Please hurry and get #8 published - it's gonna be hard to wait.
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Facing Defeat,
By Westy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chickamauga: A Novel (Hardcover)
After the losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Confederacy hopes to regroup. Mac and Will Brannon, one badly wounded, retreat with Robert E. Lee's forces into Virginia. Meanwhile, Titus and Cordelia's former beau, Nathan Hatcher, find themselves in desperate straits in a Northern prison camp, while Cory continues to find himself thrown into battle, despite never having enlisted. And, at home, Henry, the youngest Brannon brother, his mother Abigail, and sister Cordelia, face problems of their own... not the least of which is Henry's growing feelings for his brother's wife, Polly.Another well-written, gripping volume in The Civil War Battle Series.
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Story Ends Abruptly but History Factual,
By G. Dwyer - Published on Amazon.com
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The author must have been on a deadline to complete this book as the story ends abruptly. There are 4 brothers being followed in this story and the author sets each of the 4 stories up well in the first quarter of this 400 page novel. Unfortunately the author spends way too much time (over half of the book) on one of the brothers riding with N.B. Forrest and as a result, concludes the other 3 brothers stories in the last 3 pages of the book. Clearly a sequel could come from this book. Unfortunately the author concludes the story of the other brothers so abruptly that you feel cheated having become interested in their outcome only to have them quickly dismissed.
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