Steven Bernstein has written for America’s Civil War, the Washington Times, and numerous other journals and newspapers. He lives in Hyattsville, Maryland.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface1. Northern Civilian Sentiment, Spring 18642. Two Generals Gamble3. Economic Warfare—Southern Style4. A Pyrrhic Victory5. The Road to Silver Spring6. A Raid to Nowhere7. Back to Virginia8. Chambersburg—Twice Sacrificed9. Debacle at Moorefield10. Northern Victory in Sight11. Failure in the Shenandoah Country12. Ordeal by Fire13. Epilogue—Winter 1865Appendix: Hagerstown RansomedChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

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