A savage conflict
Subtitle: the decisive role of guerrillas in the American Civil War
By: Daniel E. Sutherland.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Civil War America
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780807832776
Subjects: Guerrilla warfare -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Guerrilla warfare -- Confederate States of America; Guerrillas -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Guerrillas -- Confederate States of America; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements
Description: Examines the impact that guerrilla warfare had on the Civil War, discussing how Confederate guerrillas' increasing use of plunder and violence led to a decline of support for them among Southerners and was a factor in the final defeat of the South.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.