"Providing a fresh look at a crucial aspect of the American Civil War, this study explores the day-to-life of people in the Confederate States of America as they struggled to cope with a crisis that spared no one, military or civilian. Mobley touches on the experiences of everyo…
Forts Henry and Donelson -- The Confederacy strikes back -- The presidents take a hand -- From deadlock to decision -- From Tullahoma to Missionary Ridge -- Winter interlude, 1864 -- The Atlanta campaign -- To Durham Station
"The verdict is in: the Civil War was won in the West--that is, in the nation's heartland, between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Yet, a person who follows the literature on the war might still think that it was the conflict in Virginia that ultimately deci…
Presenting the case for the decisiveness of the Civil War's western theater, Woodworth provides a fast-paced overview of the conflict between the Appalachians and the Mississippi.