03121nam 2200637Ia 450 991082426310332120200520144314.00-8078-7231-81-4696-0189-30-8078-6984-8(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(MiAaPQ)EBC867053(MiAaPQ)EBC4321969(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 J1613215MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824263103321The Civil War in the West4021989UNINA