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Author:

Hess, Earl J.

Title:

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

Publisher:

University of North Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xv, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Southwest, Old--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
Mississippi River Valley--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Notes:

"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. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

Series:

The Littlefield history of the Civil War era

ISBN:

0807835420
9780807835425

LCCN:

2011035950

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)