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Engineering in the Confederate heartland / Larry J. Daniel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Daniel, Larry J., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineers--Confederate States of America.
- Engineers.
- Engineering--Confederate States of America.
- Engineering.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- United States--Confederate States of America.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 204 pages: illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022]
- Biography/History:
- Larry J. Daniel is the author of numerous books about the American Civil War, including Conquered: Why the Army of Tennessee Failed and Days of Glory: The Army of the Cumberland, 1861–1865.
- Summary:
- "While the role of engineers in the Civil War was critical to the success or failure of both armies, historians have until now not comprehensively examined the role of Confederate engineers in the western theater of the war. Larry J. Daniel's Engineering in the Confederate Heartland fills a gap in that historiography by analyzing the lives and accomplishments of professionally trained and novice engineers working for the Confederacy in the 175,000 square miles between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi River, commonly referred to as the western theater of the war. Daniel's engrossing examination of Confederate engineers in the West is bound to be of widespread interest to both Civil War scholars and enthusiasts"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Defending the Mississippi River
- Scandal at the twin rivers
- Engineering in the field
- Confronting challenges
- Engineering colossus
- Organizing engineer troops
- The mapmakers
- We want engineers
- The pontoniers
- Epilogue
- Appendix A. Engineer officers of the heartland
- Appendix B. Occupations in the 3rd Engineers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-196) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Daniel, Larry J., 1947- Engineering in the Confederate heartland
- ISBN:
- 9780807177853
- 0807177857
- OCLC:
- 1300755362
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