Unceasing Fury: Texans at the Battle of Chickamauga, September 18-20, 1863

by Scott L. Mingus Sr., Joseph L. Owen

Overview

“Focuses on the extensive contributions to the pyrrhic Confederate victory at Chickamauga made by the brave Lone Star State soldiers.” —Eric J. Wittenberg, award–winning author of Destined to Fail
 
After Gettysburg, it was the Civil War’s largest battle, but until recently, little of consequence had been written about Chickamauga. You can count on one hand the number of authors who have tackled Chickamauga in any real depth, and most of their works cover the entire battle. Left unmined and mostly forgotten are the experiences of specific brigades, regiments, and state-affiliated troops. Scott Mingus and Joseph Owen’s Unceasing Fury: Texans at the Battle of Chickamauga, September 18–20, 1863 is the first full-length book to examine in detail the role of troops from the Lone Star State.
 
Texas troops fought in almost every major sector of the sprawling Chickamauga battlefield, from the first attacks on September 18 on the bridges spanning the creek to the final attack on Snodgrass Hill on September 20. Fortunately, many of the survivors left vivid descriptions of battle action, the anguish of losing friends, the pain and loneliness of being so far away from home, and their often-colorful opinions of their generals.
 
The authors of this richly detailed study based their work on hundreds of personal accounts, memoirs, postwar newspaper articles, diaries, and other primary sources. Their meticulous work provides the first exploration of the critical role Texas enlisted men and officers played in the three days of fighting near West Chickamauga Creek in September 1863.
 
Unceasing Fury provides the Lone Star State soldiers with the recognition they have so long deserved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611215564
Publisher:	Savas Beatie
Publication date:	04/04/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	341,941
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Ohio native Scott L. Mingus Sr. is a scientist and consultant in the global pulp and paper industry. Scott is the author of nearly two dozen books and numerous articles. His biography Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith won multiple awards, including the 2013 Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. Literary Award for Confederate history. Scott is also the author of many articles for a wide variety of publications, including Gettysburg Magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword David A. Powell xi

Chapter 1 The Texans 1

Chapter 2 The Long Road to Chickamauga 21

Chapter 3 September 18-The Battle for the Bridges 48

Chapter 4 September 19, Morning-Ector's Brigade 70

Chapter 5 September 19, Early Afternoon-Gregg's Brigade 86

Chapter 6 September 19, Late Afternoon-Hood's Texas Brigade 99

Chapter 7 September 19, Evening-Deshler's Brigade 133

Chapter 8 September 20, Morning-Ector's and Deshler's Brigades 150

Chapter 9 September 20, Midday-Hood's Texans and Gregg's Brigade 174

Chapter 10 September 20, Late Afternoon and Evening 197

Chapter 11 Return to Chattanooga 211

Chapter 12 The Gateway to the South Opens 240

Chapter 13 Legacy 253

Appendix A Overall Casualties at Chickamauga in Texas Commands 259

Appendix B Individual Texas Casualties at Chickamauga by Regiment 261

Bibliography 287

Acknowledgments 301

Index 305

About the Authors 320

Editorial Reviews

The narrative of Unceasing Fury is straight forward and effective, supported by plenty of maps and images. It is well written, illustrated, easy to follow, and does offer something to those interested in Chickamauga. It is even a decent introductory book on the battle.

Emerging Civil War

Unceasing Fury focuses on the extensive contributions to the pyrrhic Confederate victory at Chickamauga made by the brave Lone Star State soldiers. The research is deep and the writing fast-paced. Scott Mingus and Joe Owen have made an important contribution to the growing body of scholarly work on Chickamauga, and all students of Texans in the Civil War and the fighting in the Western Theater will want to read and own this book.

Eric J. Wittenberg

This truly remarkable work traces Texas troops through the bloody Battle of Chickamauga. It is an outstanding piece of scholarship that enhances the existing body of work on the battle and sheds new light on the brave exploits of the various Texas regiments involved. A must read!

John F. Schmutz

The best thing any author can do is let the men who penned their recollections speak for themselves. Scott Mingus and Joe Owen have done a superb job in allowing just that. The material is rich, vivid, and simultaneously tinged with humor and horror—the way any narrative of such a bloody, awful, and awe-inspiring event should be.

David A. Powell