Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864

Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864
ISBN-10
0807876399
ISBN-13
9780807876398
Category
History
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2006-03-08
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Press
Author
Earl J. Hess

Description

Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians.

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