The  Civil War in the American West
By: by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: A.A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
Subjects: West (U.S.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description: This book is the first comprehensive history of the Civil War as it was fought from the western fringe of the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Ocean, and it portrays in rich detail the battles, personalities, and issues involved.--[book cover].

Details the Civil War as it war fought from the western edge of the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Ocean.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-437) and index.
Table of contents: title: Glory road to New Mexico; title: Anguish of the northern plains; title: Ordeal of General Banks; title: War on the western trails; title: Wasteland