Shenandoah Summer
Subtitle: The 1864 Valley Campaign
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: June 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780803237544
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; United States - Civil War; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); 1816-1894; Early, Jubal Anderson,; Military leadership; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August)
Description: Jubal A. Early's disastrous battles in the Shenandoah Valley ultimately resulted in his ignominious dismissal. But Early's lesser-known summer campaign of 1864, between his raid on Washington and Phil Sheridan's renowned fall campaign, had a significant impact on the political and military landscape of the time. By focusing on military tactics and battle history in uncovering the facts and events of these little-understood battles, Scott C. Patchan offers a new perspective on Early's contributions to the Confederate war effort-and to Union battle plans and politicking.