Decisions of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign : the sixteen critical decisions that defined the operation /
"The Shenandoah Valley Campaign, often referred to as Jackson's Valley Campaign, saw Gen. Stonewall Jackson lead more than seventeen thousand Confederate soldiers on a 464-mile march that would engage three separate Federal armies. Jackson's men fought several small skirmishes and les...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Command decisions in America's Civil War
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| Summary: | "The Shenandoah Valley Campaign, often referred to as Jackson's Valley Campaign, saw Gen. Stonewall Jackson lead more than seventeen thousand Confederate soldiers on a 464-mile march that would engage three separate Federal armies. Jackson's men fought several small skirmishes and lesser battles throughout the campaign with the ultimate objective of keeping US reinforcements from shoring up the Federal assault on Richmond, the Confederacy's capital. Jackson's immense success during the campaign contributed greatly to his legend among Confederate soldiers and brass. Intended for the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series, Robert Tanner's book focuses on the critical decisions that determined the outcome of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign for both Federal and Confederate forces"-- |
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| Item Description: | Appendices include: Driving tour of the critical decisions of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
| Physical Description: | pages cm xviii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1621907694 9781621907695 |