Union command failure in the Shenandoah : Major General Franz Sigel and the war in the Valley of Virginia, May 1864 / David A. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, David A. (David Alan), 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864.

Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages)

Place of Publication:

El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2019]

Summary:

"Union Command Failure in the Shenandoah is an in-depth examination of Federal Major General Franz Sigel's campaign in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War, during May of 1864. General Sigel was ordered by Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant to conduct an offensive in conjunction with other Federal forces against the Confederate supply depot at Stanton, Virginia. Sigel was defeated in the Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Politicking for a command

Defending the valley

The Department of West Virginia

Crook's advance and the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

Sigel's advance

Skirmishing, May 12 to 14, 1864

Commencement - morning, May 15, 1864

Climax - afternoon, May 15, 1864

Conclusion - late afternoon, May 15, 1864

Aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781611214352

1611214351