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):

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:

1 online resource (411 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Western theater of the Civil War, rich in agricultural resources and manpower and home to a large number of slaves, stretched 600 miles north to south and 450 miles east to west from the Appalachians to the Mississippi. If the South lost the West, there would be little hope of preserving the Confederacy. Earl J. Hess's comprehensive study of how Federal forces conquered and held the West examines the geographical difficulties of conducting campaigns in a vast land, as well as the toll irregular warfare took on soldiers and civilians alike. Hess balances a thorough knowledge of the battle l

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:

979-88-908703-0-8

0-8078-7231-8

1-4696-0189-3

0-8078-6984-8

OCLC:

778794818