A savage conflict : the decisive role of guerrillas in the American Civil War / Daniel E. Sutherland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutherland, Daniel E.

Series:

Civil War America.

Civil War America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guerrilla warfare--United States--History--19th century.

Guerrilla warfare.

Guerrilla warfare--Confederate States of America.

Guerrillas--United States--History--19th century.

Guerrillas.

Guerrillas--Confederate States of America.

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

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The American Civil War is famous for epic battles involving massive armies outfitted in blue and gray uniforms, details that characterize conventional warfare. A Savage Conflict is the first work to treat guerrilla warfare as critical to understanding the course and outcome of the Civil War. Daniel Sutherland argues that irregular warfare took a large toll on the Confederate war effort by weakening support for state and national governments and diminishing the trust citizens had in their officials to protect them.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Baltimore; Part I: Beginnings: (Spring-Summer 1861); Part II: Rules of the Game: (Fall 1861-Summer 1862); Part III: Democracy Run Amok: (Fall 1862-Summer 1863); Part IV: Day of the Outlaw: (Fall 1863-1864); Epilogue: 1865; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-420) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-908838-8-9

979-88-9313-360-8

0-8078-6603-2

1-4696-0558-9

0-8078-8867-2

0-8078-8868-0

OCLC:

456568284