The fight for the Old North State : the Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864 / Hampton Newsome.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newsome, Hampton, author.

Series:

Modern War Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plymouth, Battle of, Plymouth, N.C., 1864.

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

North Carolina.

New Bern (N.C.)--History--19th century.

New Bern (N.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2019]

Summary:

"In this fascinating new book, Hampton Newsome makes a valuable contribution to Civil War literature, offering a compelling account of Confederate efforts in early 1864 to turn the tide of war in eastern North Carolina. Though these efforts produced decidedly mixed results, the same cannot be said of Newsome's. Well-researched, informative, and unfailingly interesting, this superb study merits the attention of anyone interested in the course and conduct of these operations, their strategic and operational effects, and the challenges leaders on both sides faced as they pursued victory in the Old North State in 1864."--Ethan S. Rafuse, author of Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865 and coeditor of Guide to the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign "The Fight for the Old North State carefully reassesses the importance of the Confederate military campaign to retake the North Carolina coast in the spring of 1864. In a lively narrative, Hampton Newsome balances operational military history and a broader overview of the social and political situation on the ground. This work is highly recommended for readers of North Carolina's Civil War military history."--Barton A. Myers, associate professor of Civil War history, Washington and Lee University, and author of Rebels against the Confederacy "With an excellent eye for detail and a knack for good storytelling, Hampton Newsome skillfully places the military actions in coastal North Carolina within the broader context of the political and social forces at work in the state in 1864. Lucidly written, The Fight for the Old North State inspired me to drive down to North Carolina to see the sites for myself."--Jonathan W. White, author of Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams during the Civil War.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps

Preface

Part I: The War in North Carolina

1. Taking the Coast

2. Liberation, Discontent, and the Friends of Peace

Part II: Military Plans for North Carolina in 1864

3. Lee's Design for North Carolina

4. Grant's Suffolk Plan

Part III: The New Bern Expedition

5. On to New Bern

6. Bachelor Creek

7. Fort Anderson and Brice's Creek

8. The Underwriter

9. Beech Grove and Newport Barracks

10. Decisions at New Bern

Part IV: Carolina Winter

11. The Kinston Hangings

12. The Politics of Peace

13. Ransom's Raid

14. Preparing for the Spring

Part V: Hoke's Attack on Plymouth

15. Plymouth Is the Target

16. The Attack on Plymouth

17. Fort Gray and Fort Wessells

18. The Albemarle

19. Hoke Presses the Advantage

20. The Final Attack at Plymouth

21. Confederate Victory at Plymouth

Part VI: Back to New Bern

22. Washington

23. New Bern, May 1864

Conclusion: The Confederate Resurgence Considered

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: New Bern Order of Battle

Appendix B: Plymouth Order of Battle

Appendix C: Plymouth Casualty Estimates

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-454) and index.

ISBN:

9780700627479

0700627472

OCLC:

1378935121