The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864
- ISBN-10
- 0807830054
- ISBN-13
- 9780807830055
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 415
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Gary W. Gallagher
Description
"The eleven essays in this volume re-examine common assumptions about the campaign, its major figures, and its significance. Taking advantage of the most recent scholarship and a wide range of primary sources, contributors examine strategy and tactics, the performances of key commanders on each side, the campaign's political repercussions, and the experiences of civilians caught in the path of the armies. The authors do not always agree with one another, but, taken together, their essays highlight important connections between the home front and the battlefield, as well as ways in which military affairs, civilian experience, and politics played off one another during the campaign."--BOOK JACKET.
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