The Civil War in the West : victory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi / / Earl J. Hess

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824263103321
• Autore: Hess Earl J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2012
• ISBN: 0-8078-7231-8; 1-4696-0189-3; 0-8078-6984-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (411 p.)
• Collana: The Littlefield history of the Civil War era
• Disciplina: 973.7/34
• Soggetti: Southwest, Old History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns; Mississippi River Valley History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Western theater of the Civil War, rich in agricultural resources and manpower and home to a large number of slaves, stretched 600 miles north to south and 450 miles east to west from the Appalachians to the Mississippi. If the South lost the West, there would be little hope of preserving the Confederacy. Earl J. Hess's comprehensive study of how Federal forces conquered and held the West examines the geographical difficulties of conducting campaigns in a vast land, as well as the toll irregular warfare took on soldiers and civilians alike. Hess balances a thorough knowledge of the battle l