Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864 / Earl J. Hess.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hess, Earl J.

Series:

Civil War America (Series)

Civil War America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--East (U.S.).

Historic sites.

Fortification--East (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Fortification.

Fortification, Field--History--19th century.

Fortification, Field.

East (U.S.)--History, Military--19th century.

East (U.S.).

Confederate States of America--Defenses--History.

Confederate States of America.

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

United States.

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

Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia--History.

United States. Army of the Potomac--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (451 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The eastern campaigns of the Civil War involved the widespread use of field fortifications, from Big Bethel and the Peninsula to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Charleston, and Mine Run. Although many of these fortifications were meant to last only as long as the battle, Earl J. Hess argues that their history is deeply significant. The Civil War saw more use of fieldworks than did any previous conflict in Western history.Tracing the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia from April 1861 to April 1864, Hess considers the role of field fortifications in the

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Engineering War; 2 On to Richmond; 3 Western Virginia and Eastern North Carolina; 4 The Peninsula; 5 From Seven Pines to the Seven Days; 6 Second Manassas, Antietam, and the Maryland Campaign; 7 Fredericksburg; 8 Chancellorsville; 9 Goldsborough, New Bern, Washington, and Suffolk; 10 Gettysburg and Lee's Pennsylvania Campaign; 11 Charleston; 12 The Reduction of Battery Wagner; 13 From Bristoe Station to the Fall of Plymouth; Conclusion; Appendix 1: The Design and Construction of Field Fortifications at Yorktown

Appendix 2: Preserving the Field Fortifications at GettysburgGlossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-415) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908787-4-8

979-88-9313-176-5

1-4696-1177-5

0-8078-7639-9

OCLC:

476236852