
The Union Occupation Of Coastal North Carolina: Foundations For Freedom / David Silkenat -- The Civil War In Arkansas, 1862: Divided Loyalties And Partisan Warfare / Thomas W. Cutrer -- New Mexico And The Central Great Plains In The Civil War: Testing U.s. Authority / Stacey L. Smith -- Indian Territory: Social And Political Unraveling / Clarissa W. Confer -- Shiloh And Corinth: The Campaigns That Changed The Civil War / Stephen Engle -- Mississippi Valley, 1862: Politics Of Recruitment / Michael D. Pierson -- The Peninsula Campaign And Jackson In The Shenandoah Valley, 1862 / Christopher Stowe -- The Seven Days' Battles And Public Opinion / Timothy J. Orr -- The Kentucky Campaign Of 1862 And Drought / Kenneth W. Noe -- Second Bull Run/manassas: Clash Of Partisan Armies / John H. Matsui -- Campaign For Charleston: Military Science, Emancipation, And Social Collapse / Lorien Foote -- The Maryland Campaign: Carnage And Emancipation / D. Scott Hartwig -- The Battle Of Fredericksburg: Military Occupation, Urban Conflict, And The Defeat Of Ambrose Burnside's Army Of The Potomac / Barton A. Myers -- Grant's North Mississippi Campaign, Chickasaw Bayou, And The Bottomlands / Earl J. Hess -- Stones River: Making Emancipation Work / Earl J. Hess -- Vicksburg And Port Hudson / Earl J. Hess -- The Chancellorsville Campaign: Strategic Contingency Point / Christian B. Keller -- The Gettysburg Campaign: War Comes To Free Soil / Carol Reardon -- The Battle Of Helena, The Little Rock Campaign, And The Capture Of Fort Smith, 1863 / Carl Moneyhan -- The Tullahoma And Chickamauga Campaigns: Discord, Disruption, And Defeat / Andrew S. Bledsoe -- The Chattanooga And Knoxville Campaigns: War In The Switzerland Of America / Aaron Astor -- The Overland Campaign: No Turning Back / Lisa Tendrich Frank, Brooks D. Simpson -- The Campaign For Atlanta: Displacing Civilians And Tearing Up Georgia / Earl J. Hess -- Petersburg, Virginia, June-august 1864: Confederate City In The Crisis Of War / A. W
This volume investigates the military, social, and political complexities of the American Civil War by analyzing specific campaigns and their broader implications for the conflict. Editors Earl J. Hess and Lorien Foote compile contributions from leading historians to provide a comprehensive examination of the war's progression. The text utilizes primary source analysis and modern historiographical frameworks to evaluate how individual campaigns influenced the trajectory of the war and the eventual outcome of the conflict.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Scholars and students of the American Civil War frequently cite this handbook as a rigorous, multi-faceted resource for understanding the granular details of specific military engagements. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which makes it a preferred reference for those seeking a deep dive into the strategic and social nuances of the conflict.
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Publication Date:
2021-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
ISBN-10:
0190903066
ISBN-13:
9780190903060
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