The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads
and the Civil War's Final Campaign

Eric J. Wittenberg

Format: Hardcover, 366 pages
Price: $32.95
ISBN: 1-932714-17-0
On Sale: Fall 2005

As Sherman's infantry crossed into North Carolina, Maj. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick's veteran Federal cavalry division fanned out in front, screening the advance. When Kilpatrick learned that Confederate cavalry under Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton was hot on his trail, he decided to set a trap for the Southern horsemen near a place called Monroe's Crossroads. Hampton, however, learned of the plan and decided to do something Kilpatrick was not expecting... Read More...