Research Catalog

Title

Rising in flames : Sherman's March and the fight for a new nation / J.D. Dickey.

Author

Dickey, Jeff

Publication

New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.

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Details

Description

xxvii, 413 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

• Dickey shares new perspectives into Sherman's epic March to the Sea. He profiles profiling the heated divides of the antebellum years, and how Sherman's legendary march through Georgia and the Carolinas forced the nation to reckon with a century of injustice. This social history also reveals the roles of women and African Americans who took active roles in the military campaign as soldiers, builders, and activists. -- adapted from jacket
• "Antebellum America was a deeply troubled country, divided by partisan gridlock and ideological warfare. There were angry voices in the streets and the statehouses, and furious clashes over race and immigration, coupled with a growing chasm between immense wealth and desperate poverty. The Civil War that followed brought America to the brink of self-destruction. But it also created a new country from the ruins of the old one, bolder and stronger than ever. No campaign in the war was more destructive--or more important--than William Sherman's legendary march through Georgia and the Carolinas. It would cripple the heart of the South's economy, free thousands of slaves, and mark the beginning of a new era. This invasion not only quelled the Confederate forces, but transformed America, forcing it to reckon with a century of injustice. In this timely, narrative social history, Dickey reveals the story of women actively involved in the military campaign, and later in civilian networks, one of whom was so vital, even Sherman himself would call her 'General.' African Americans also took active roles as soldiers, builders, and activists, despite the hesitation on the part of some, though not all, Union officers to integrate the ranks. Rich with despair and hope, brutality and compassion, Rising in Flames tells the dramatic story of the Union's invasion of the Confederacy. Dickey brilliantly examines how this colossal struggle provided a radiant and violent rebirth for a nation on the edge of collapse-and helped create a vigorous new country from the embers of the Old South."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Sherman's March through the Carolinas
• Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
• Sherman's March to the Sea
• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns
• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-398) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Two armies in Washington -- HOME FRONT. The western edge ; Tip of the sword -- INVASION. Echoes of Chickamauga ; Three views of Chattanooga ; Heroes in the field ; Damn your officers ; The wheel ; The anvil ; Shadowy territory ; Comrades in dirt ; All around them light as day ; Yell like the devil -- RECKONING. Sentinels ; Fire and sword ; To Raleigh -- LEGACY. The Grand Review ; The fires to come.

Call Number

JFE 18-6571

ISBN

• 9781681777573
• 1681777576

OCLC

1035948451

Author

Dickey, Jeff, author.

Title

Rising in flames : Sherman's March and the fight for a new nation / J.D. Dickey.

Publisher

New York : Pegasus Books, 2018.

Edition

First Pegasus books edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-398) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-6571