The Shenandoah Valley, 1861-1865: The Destruction of the Granary of the ConfederacyConventional wisdom has it that the Shenandoah Valley, called the granary of the Confederacy, was of vital strategic importance during the Civil War. New evidence, however, shows that since most of its resources were depleted by late 1862, the significance of the Valley has been overestimated. |
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Contents
This Is Only the Beginning I Fear | 21 |
Friends Are No Better than Foes | 49 |
Alas When Is the End to Be? | 77 |
There Is Not Sufficient in | 99 |
Epilogue | 129 |
Bibliography | 165 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Shenandoah Valley, 1861-1865: The Destruction of the Granary of the Confederacy |
| Author | Michael G. Mahon |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 081171540X, 9780811715409 |
| Length | 180 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Military / United States History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) History / United States / State & Local / General |
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