The Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee, February December 1864, by Derek W. Frisby, begins with an examination of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Meridian Expedition, often called a dress rehearsal for the more famous March to the Sea. He then follows with an account of the operations of Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, including the notorious Fort Pillow Massacre and the brilliantly executed Battle of Brice's Crossroads. Frisby concludes his excellent study with a narrative of the pivotal Battles of Franklin and Nashville."

Author Biography

Derek W. Frisby is a middle Tennessee native, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he earned his doctorate in history. He is an associate professor of Global Studies and Cultural Geography at Middle Tennessee State University, where he teaches courses on Tennessee history, military geography, and global warfare and culture. Professor Frisby also leads staff rides and tours of Tennessee Civil War battlefields, and he conducts courses on warfare and public memory in such diverse places as Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Guam, Europe, and Vietnam.