The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863
In April 1861 the United States erupted into fighting at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, beginning what would become the most cataclysmic military struggle in the western world between Waterloo and the First World War. This volume focuses on events in the Virginia theater during the conflict's first two years, highlighting Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, leadership and strategy on each side, and the ways in which events on the battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, and debates about emancipation.
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The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863
In April 1861 the United States erupted into fighting at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, beginning what would become the most cataclysmic military struggle in the western world between Waterloo and the First World War. This volume focuses on events in the Virginia theater during the conflict's first two years, highlighting Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, leadership and strategy on each side, and the ways in which events on the battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, and debates about emancipation.
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The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863

The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863

by Gary W. Gallagher
The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863

The American Civil War: The War in the East 1861 - May 1863

by Gary W. Gallagher

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In April 1861 the United States erupted into fighting at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, beginning what would become the most cataclysmic military struggle in the western world between Waterloo and the First World War. This volume focuses on events in the Virginia theater during the conflict's first two years, highlighting Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, leadership and strategy on each side, and the ways in which events on the battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, and debates about emancipation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781579583569
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/01/2001
Series: Essential Histories
Pages: 98
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.50(d)

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Gary W. Gallagher
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