The Civil War in the West : victory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi / Earl J. Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Earl J.

Series:

Littlefield history of the Civil War era

The Littlefield history of the Civil War era

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Southwest, Old--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Southwest, Old.

Mississippi River Valley--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Mississippi River Valley.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 392 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2012]

Summary:

Provides a history of Civil War battles fought in the stretch of land from the Appalachians to the Mississippi, discussing how the North leveraged the manpower of free blacks and advanced techonologies to come out the victor.

Contents:

Spring and summer 1861

Fall 1861

Fort Henry to Corinth

Occupation

The Gulf

Kentucky and Corinth

Winter campaigns

The Vicksburg Campaign and siege

Occupation and Port Hudson

From Tullahoma to Knoxville

Administering the western conquests

Atlanta

Behind the lines

Fall turning point

The last campaigns

End game.

Notes:

"This volume of the Littlefield series is devoted to the land and river campaigns that took place in the Western theater of operations--from the Mississippi River eastward to the Appalachian Highlands"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807835425

0807835420

OCLC:

747947356