Sounding the shallows : a Confederate companion for the Maryland campaign of 1862 / Joseph L. Harsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harsh, Joseph L.

Contributor:

Harsh, Joseph L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Military leadership--Miscellanea.

Lee, Robert E.

Maryland Campaign, 1862--Miscellanea.

Maryland Campaign, 1862.

Confederate States of America--Military policy--Miscellanea.

Confederate States of America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, OH : Kent State University Press, 2000.

Summary:

A companion volume to Taken at the Flood , this book identifies areas of research and in-depth source materials for studies of the Maryland campaign.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Confederate Almanac for the Maryland Campaign of 1862 ""; ""2. Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia in the Maryland Campaign, September 2�22,1862 ""; ""3. Survey of Confederate Units in the Maryland Campaign and Their Combat Experience ""; ""Table No. 1 Index of Confederate Units in the Maryland Campaign ""; ""Table No. 2 Units Not (or Possibly Not) Present at the Battle of Antietam ""; ""Table No. 3 Combat Experience of Infantry Regiments and Battalions ""; ""Table No. 4 Combat Experience of Infantry Brigades ""

""Table No. 5 Combat Experience of Infantry Divisions """"4. Gazetteer for the Maryland Campaign of 1862 ""; ""Table No. 6 Tri-State Area and Population ""; ""Table No. 7 Tri-State Slaveholders ""; ""Table No. 8 Tri-State Banking ""; ""Table No. 9 Select Tri-State Counties: Population ""; ""Table No. 10 Select Tri-State Counties: Slaveholders ""; ""Table No. 11 Select Tri-State Counties: Area, Density, and County Seats ""; ""Table No. 12 Select Tri-State Counties: Value of Farms and Farm Machinery ""; ""Table No. 13 Select Tri-State Counties: Size of Farms ""

""Table No. 14 Select Tri-State Counties: Livestock """"Table No. 15 Select Tri-State Counties: Livestock ""; ""Table No. 16 Select Tri-State Counties: Grains ""; ""Table No. 17 Select Tri-State Counties: Miscellaneous Produce ""; ""Table No. 18 Select Tri-State Counties: Miscellaneous Produce ""; ""Table No. 19 Select Tri-State Counties: Manufacturing ""; ""Table No. 20 Select Tri-State Counties: Real and Personal Estate Valuations ""; ""Table No. 21 Select Tri-State Counties: Town and Village Populations ""; ""Table No. 22 Railroads ""; ""Table No. 23 The Top Seven Canals in 1862 ""

""5. Research Appendixes on Lee's Decision to Enter Maryland """"A. Lee's View That Action Was Imperative in Early September ""; ""B. Lee on Attacking Washington ""; ""C. Lee's Comments on Supply Problems ""; ""D. Strategic Reasons for Lee Not Remaining in Fairfax County ""; ""E. Lee's Views on Invading the North in September 1862 ""; ""F. Lee's Views on a Westward Movement in September 1862 ""; ""G. The Fallacy of Coincidence: The Absence of Foreign Affair Considerations in Lee's Decision to Enter Maryland ""; ""H. The Strength of the Army of Northern Virginia on September 2, 1862 ""

""I. Corps Structure of the Army of Northern Virginia in September 1862 """"J. Officer Cadre of the Army of Northern Virginia in September 1862 ""; ""K. Condition of the Reenforcing Column from Richmond ""; ""L. Condition of the Army of Northern Virginia in September 1862 ""; ""M. Lee's Entry into Maryland as a Turning Movement ""; ""N. Lee's Expectations Regarding the Resources of Western Maryland ""; ""O. Jackson's Views on Crossing the Potomac ""; ""P. Confederate View of the Superiority of the Army of Northern Virginia ""

""Q. Lee's Belief That He Had Caused the Federal Concentration at Washington ""

Notes:

Companion vol. to: Taken at the flood.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-265) and index.

Related Work:

Harsh, Joseph L. Taken at the flood.

ISBN:

1-61277-219-6