1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453074203321

Autore

Sutherland Daniel E

Titolo

American Civil War guerrillas : changing the rules of warfare / / Daniel E. Sutherland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California : , : Praeger, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-313-37766-9

0-313-37767-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Reflections on the Civil War era

Disciplina

973.7/3

Soggetti

Guerrilla warfare - United States - History - 19th century

Guerrilla warfare - Confederate States of America

Guerrillas - United States - History - 19th century

Guerrillas - Confederate States of America

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Underground movements

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Confederate Perceptions, 1861; Chapter Two: Guerrillas at War, 1861-1862; Chapter Three: Being a Guerrilla; Chapter Four: Union Reaction, 1861-1862; Chapter Five: Turning Point, 1863; Chapter Six: The Wheels of Justice; Chapter Seven: Guerrillas Rampant, 1864-1865; Chapter Eight: Final Reckoning, 1864-1865; Epilogue: Legacy of the Guerrilla War; Appendix A: Letter from General Henry W. Halleck to Dr. Francis Lieber, August 6, 1862

Appendix B: Guerrilla Parties Considered with Reference to the Laws and Usages of War, by Dr. Francis LieberAppendix C: General Orders No. 100: "Lieber's Code"; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

"Focusing on a little-known yet critical aspect of the American Civil War, this must-read history illustrates how guerrilla warfare shaped the



course of the war and, to a surprisingly large extent, determined its outcome"--