Why the Confederacy lost / edited by Gabor S. Boritt ; essays by James M. McPherson ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boritt, G. S., 1940-

McPherson, James M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

Confederate States of America--History.

Confederate States of America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

Summary:

After the Civil War, someone asked General Pickett why the Battle of Gettysburg had been lost: Was it Lee's error in taking the offensive, the tardiness of Ewell and Early, or Longstreet's hesitation in attacking? Pickett scratched his head and replied, ""I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it."" This simple fact, writes James McPherson, has escaped a generation of historians who have looked to faulty morale, population, economics, and dissent as the causes of Confederate failure. These were all factors, he writes, but the Civil War was still a war--won by the Union army t

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. American Victory, American Defeat; 2. Military Means, Political Ends: Strategy; 3. ""Upon their Success Hang Momentous Interests"": Generals; 4. The Perseverence of the Soldiers; 5. Black Glory: The African-American Role in Union Victory; Notes; For Further Reading: A Bibliography; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-987972-9

1-283-42765-6

9786613427656

0-19-987443-3

OCLC:

772845012