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The Civil War in the West : victory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi
- Title
- The Civil War in the West : victory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi / Earl J. Hess.
- Author
- Hess, Earl J.
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
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Details
- Description
- xv, 392 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Provides a history of Civil War battles fought in the stretch of land from the Appalachians to the Mississippi, discussing how the North leveraged the manpower of free blacks and advanced techonologies to come out the victor.
- Series Statement
- The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
- Uniform Title
- Littlefield history of the Civil War era.
- Subjects
- Note
- "This volume of the Littlefield series is devoted to the land and river campaigns that took place in the Western theater of operations--from the Mississippi River eastward to the Appalachian Highlands"--Preface.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Spring and summer 1861 -- Fall 1861 -- Fort Henry to Corinth -- Occupation -- The Gulf -- Kentucky and Corinth -- Winter campaigns -- The Vicksburg Campaign and siege -- Occupation and Port Hudson -- From Tullahoma to Knoxville -- Administering the western conquests -- Atlanta -- Behind the lines -- Fall turning point -- The last campaigns -- End game.
- Call Number
- IKE 12-3347
- ISBN
- 9780807835425 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0807835420 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011035950
- 40020637398
- OCLC
- 747947356
- Author
- Hess, Earl J.
- Title
- The Civil War in the West : victory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi / Earl J. Hess.
- Imprint
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
- Series
- The Littlefield history of the Civil War eraLittlefield history of the Civil War era.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40020637398
- Research Call Number
- IKE 12-3347