LEADER 03157nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910461474003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8078-7231-8 010 $a1-4696-0189-3 010 $a0-8078-6984-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000150027 035 $a(EBL)867053 035 $a(OCoLC)778794818 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623830 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11368743 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623830 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10656609 035 $a(PQKB)10424094 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000865151 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC867053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4321969 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse23419 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL867053 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10533707 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL929786 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000150027 100 $a20110824d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Civil War in the West$b[electronic resource] $evictory and defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi /$fEarl J. Hess 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (411 p.) 225 1 $aThe Littlefield history of the Civil War era 300 $a"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. 311 $a1-4696-2186-X 311 $a0-8078-3542-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSpring 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. 330 $aThe Western theater of the Civil War, rich in agricultural resources and manpower and home to a large number of slaves, stretched 600 miles north to south and 450 miles east to west from the Appalachians to the Mississippi. If the South lost the West, there would be little hope of preserving the Confederacy. Earl J. Hess's comprehensive study of how Federal forces conquered and held the West examines the geographical difficulties of conducting campaigns in a vast land, as well as the toll irregular warfare took on soldiers and civilians alike. Hess balances a thorough knowledge of the battle l 410 0$aLittlefield history of the Civil War era. 607 $aSouthwest, Old$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 607 $aMississippi River Valley$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a973.7/34 700 $aHess$b Earl J$0905203 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461474003321 996 $aThe Civil War in the West$92024501 997 $aUNINA