Richard Taylor and the Red River Campaign of 1864

Richard Taylor and the Red River Campaign of 1864 by Mitcham JR., Samuel W. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781455616336.

The Union invades the Red River Valley. This book details one of the most surprising and humiliating defeats in United States military history. The campaign began in April of 1864 when the Union army invaded the Red River Valley, anticipating little resistance from the Confederates. But when General Taylor launched a surprise attack near Mansfield, the Yankees were soon running for their lives.