From the Valley to the Tidewater

• Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-30
• Mått: 152 x 229 x undefined mm
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: Modern War Studies
• Antal sidor: 480
• Förlag: University Press of Kansas
• ISBN: 9780700643578

• Amerikas historia
• Militärhistoria

Ethan S. Rafuse is a professor of military history at the US Army Command and General Staff College. His books include McClellan’s War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union, Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863–1865, and From the Mountains to the Bay: The War in Virginia, January–May 1862 and Guide to the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, both published by Kansas.

"In From the Valley to the Tidewater: The War in Virginia, May 1–June 12, 1862, one of America’s foremost historians continues his study of the first fourteen months of the Civil War in the Old Dominion. Employing a vast array of sources and an engaging and accessible style, Ethan Rafuse analyzes the complex events, military, political, and civilian, in the Shenandoah Valley, central Virginia, and on the Peninsula, connecting the dots with rare insight. This unique contribution to Civil War historiography takes its place among the very best work in its field."—A. Wilson Greene, author of A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg"Smartly written, deeply researched, and well-balanced in its analysis, From the Valley to the Tidewater offers the first serious study of military operations in Virginia during the crucial three-week period from late May to mid-June 1862. It reveals how those operations impacted Union and Confederate war planners and affected soldiers, sailors, and civilians caught in the war’s path. Rafuse’s marvelous study is indispensable for anyone interested in the Civil War in the Old Dominion."—Jonathan A. Noyalas, Hugh & Virginia McCormick Chair in Civil War History at Shenandoah University, and author of General Philip H. Sheridan: Life, War, and Memory"Rafuse continues his insightful examination of the war in Virginia with an exploration of the final battles in the Shenandoah Valley and the initial engagements outside Richmond in 1862. In this revealing study, Rafuse connects the dots of a complex, evolving military tableau and convincingly explains how hope for conciliation declined as the will to fight hardened during this crucial period. Deeply researched and clearly written, this book is a must for any student of the war in the east."—Hampton Newsome, author of Gettysburg’s Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond"This most detailed account of military operations in Virginia in the spring of 1862 is a mastery and judicious account of command decisions and battles that shaped campaigning in Virginia at a time when few could foresee how sanguinary the conflict would become. This carefully crafted and thoughtful narrative establishes Ethan Rafuse as one of our premier Civil War military historians."—Brooks D. Simpson, Arizona State University Foundation Professor of History, and coauthor of Victors in Blue: How Union Generals Fought the Confederates, Battled Each Other, and Won the Civil War"Ethan Rafuse delivers something we have never had: an interconnected narrative and analysis of events across Virginia over three critical weeks in the late spring of 1862. This is not just a well-researched, artful narrative full of famous events and characters, but a vivid analysis of the management of war by both sides—from Lincoln and Davis down to lesser figures making key decisions (and mistakes!) on the ground. This is a case study in how military history should be written, by one of the finest historians working in the field."—John J. Hennessy, National Park Service Historian (retired) and author of Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas

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