Decisive Battles of the Civil WarOf the hundreds of books about the Civil War, none so effectively charts the battle-by-battle movements of that war as this unique volume. Accompanied by a series of magnificently detailed maps, showing the progress of the war in both East and West simultaneously, these crisp, informative accounts of the principal battles unfold the decisive moments of the war with suspenseful immediacy. The maps allow readers to watch the battle lines moving back and forth across the country and to see how each individual battle fits into the whole pattern of the war. Decisive Battles of the Civil War is not only a superb reference volume, it is also an invaluable guidebook for visitors to these historic battlefields. -- Publisher's description. |
Contents
From Fort Sumter to First Manassas | 23 |
From First Manassas to Shiloh | 42 |
The Battle of Shiloh | 55 |
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A. P. Hill advance Antietam April Army of Northern Army of Tennessee arrived assault Atlanta attack Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Manassas battlefield Beauregard Bragg Bridge brigade Burnside campaign captured cavalry Chancellorsville Chattanooga Chickamauga Civil War Routes Colonel command Confed Confederacy Confederate army Confederate lines Creek cross defeated division Donelson east eral federate fight Fort Sumter forward fought Fredericksburg front Gettysburg Grant Halleck Harper's Ferry Hill Hood Hooker J. E. B. Stuart Johnston June Lee's army left flank Longstreet Major McClellan Mississippi months move Murfreesboro North Carolina orders Petersburg Pope position Potomac President Lincoln reached reinforcements retreat Richmond Ridge right flank River Road Rood Rosecrans Routes Coinciding SCALE OF MILES Seven Days Battle Sherman Shiloh side soldiers South Southern started Stonewall Jackson Sumter Tennessee Turnpike U.S. Highway Union army Union corps Union forces Union line Union troops Valley Vicksburg victory Washington West Virginia Winchester