Description

A detailed, illustrated account of the Army of the Shenandoah's campaign against the Army of the Valley, which led to President Lincoln's re-election in 1864.

For three years of war the Union and the Confederacy had battled over the picturesque Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to the west, the valley served as the granary for the Army of Northern Virginia. It provided bread and beef to feed this shield of the Confederacy and remounts for its cavalry.

This beautifully illustrated study explores one of the major campaigns of the Civil War in 1864, which saw a decisive victory for the Union forces under Sheridan and featured some of the most famous commanders of the war, including Philip Sheridan, Jubal Early, George Armstrong Custer, John B. Gordon and George Crook.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Oct 20 2014
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472805089
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 274
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Mark Lardas

Mark Lardas has always been fascinated by things r…

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Adam Hook

Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his wo…

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