When the Ripe Pears Fell: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky - 1st Edition - Civil War

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When the Ripe Pears Fell
The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
By D. Warren Lambert; 1995, First Edition; published by the Madison County Historical Society, Richmond, Kentucky; 260 pages, in Very Good condition with a removable Brodart protected Dust Jacket. Appears unread. See photographs. No International Shipping.
The initial full scale study of the decisive Civil War battle fought near Richmond, Kentucky on August 29-30, 1862. Largely based upon detailed research in primary sources, it is the definitive account of the great Confederate victory that opened Central Kentucky to invasion and threatened the very continuance of Kentucky in the Union.
The Battle of Richmond,
Kentucky
was one of the most complete
Confederate
victories in the war
by
Major General
Edmund Kirby Smith
against Major General
William "Bull" Nelson
's union forces, which were defending the town. It was the first major battle in the 1862
Kentucky Campaign
. The battle took place on and around what is now the grounds of the
Blue Grass US Army Depot
, outside
Richmond, Kentucky
.
Civil War historian
Shelby Foote
remarked that Smith "accomplished in Kentucky the nearest thing to a
Cannae
ever scored by any general, North or South, in the course of the whole war."
T
he Confederates basically destroyed the Union forces, capturing over 4,300 Union troops. Total Union casualties were 5,353 (206 killed, 844 wounded, and 4,303 captured or missing) and for the Confederates 451 (78 killed, 372 wounded, and one missing).
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