01354aam 2200373I 450 991071116440332120151019095113.0GOVPUB-C13-4897c508a3a9e5e445c66591da704b30(CKB)5470000002480366(OCoLC)925472612(EXLCZ)99547000000248036620151019d1960 ua 0engrdacontentrdamediardacarrierCalibration of line standards of length and measuring tapes at the National Bureau of Standards /Lewis V. JudsonGaithersburg, MD :U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,1960.1 online resourceNBS monograph ;151960.Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.Title from PDF title page.Includes bibliographical references.Judson Lewis V1403963Judson Lewis V1403963United States.National Bureau of Standards.NBSNBSGPOBOOK9910711164403321Calibration of line standards of length and measuring tapes at the National Bureau of Standards3488768UNINA03152nam 2200649Ia 450 991096693390332120200520144314.0979-88-908703-0-80-8078-7231-81-4696-0189-30-8078-6984-8(CKB)2670000000150027(EBL)867053(OCoLC)778794818(SSID)ssj0000623830(PQKBManifestationID)11368743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623830(PQKBWorkID)10656609(PQKB)10424094(StDuBDS)EDZ0000865151(MdBmJHUP)muse23419(Au-PeEL)EBL867053(CaPaEBR)ebr10533707(CaONFJC)MIL929786(Perlego)538877(MiAaPQ)EBC867053(EXLCZ)99267000000015002720110824d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Civil War in the West victory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi /Earl J. Hess1st ed.Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press20121 online resource (411 p.)The Littlefield history of the Civil War era"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.1-4696-2186-X 0-8078-3542-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 lLittlefield history of the Civil War era.Southwest, OldHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsMississippi River ValleyHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Campaigns973.7/34Hess Earl J1809489MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966933903321The Civil War in the West4408544UNINA