The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

Gary W. Gallagher (Curatore)

The University of North Carolina Press, 2009

This book takes a fresh look at the longest campaign in the region. Generally regarded as the most important Civil War military operation conducted in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, the campaign of 1864 lasted more than four months and claimed more than 25,000 casualties. Beyond the loss of agricultural bounty to the Confederacy and the boost in Union morale a victory would bring, events in the Valley also would affect Abraham Lincoln's chances for reelection in the November 1864 presidential canvass. The eleven original essays in this volume reexamine common assumptions about the campaign, its major figures, and its significance.The contributors are William W. Bergen, Keith S. Bohannon, Andre M. Fleche, Gary W. Gallagher, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Robert E. L. Krick, Robert K. Krick, William J. Miller, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, William G. Thomas, and Joan Waugh.

• Curatore: Gary W. Gallagher
• Editore: The University of North Carolina Press
• Collana: Military Campaigns of the Civil War
• Anno: 2009
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 416 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 156 mm
• Peso: 603 gr.
• EAN: 9780807859568

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