Confederacy's Last Northern Offensive

Jubal Early, the Army of the Valley and the Raid on Washington

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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By spring 1864, the administration of Abraham Lincoln was in serious trouble, with mounting debt, low morale and eroding political support. As spring became summer, a force of Confederate troops led by Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and crossed the Potomac as Washington, D.C., and Maryland lay nearly undefended. This Civil War history explores what could have been a decisive Confederate victory and the reasons Early's invasion of Maryland stalled.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-12-27
Mått178 x 254 x 12 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786458615

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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

“an important addition...this book has a WOW! + rating”—The Lone Star Book; “the work presents a discussion of social, political and economic circumstances as well as a detailed war narrative of the movement of troops and decisions of generals”—SciTech Book News; “a book that combines vivid battle scenes with insightful consideration of the political balance of the Civil War’s decisive year. It is a book for both the Civil War buff, and the student of American history.”—Charles Bracelen Flood, author of 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History.