num_pages: 296
description: Most often viewed as a prelude to Robert E. Lee's Civil War victories of 1862, Joseph E. Johnston's campaign in Virginia early that year has been considered uninspired at best, catastrophic at worst. Steven Newton now offers a revisionist account of Johnston's operations between the York and James Rivers to show how his performance in the "Peninsular War contributed to a crucial strategic victory for the Confederacy.
language: English
title: Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond
titlecomplete: Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond (Modern War Studies)
characters: Joseph E. Johnston
genres: American Civil War, Civil War, Civil War Eastern Theater
ratings_count: 17
publisher: University Press of Kansas