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A battlefield atlas of the Civil War

Title
A battlefield atlas of the Civil War / by Craig L. Symonds ; cartography by William J. Clipson.
Author
Symonds, Craig L.
Publication
Baltimore, Md. : Nautical and Aviation Pub. Co. of America, [1993]

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Clipson, William J.
Description
1 atlas (xv, 118 pages) : illustrations, color maps; 26 cm
Summary
  • From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, this military history explains the principal campaigns of the Civil War and all the major battles in a lively text, keyed to 49 full-page, two-color maps. It is a clear, concise and authoritative volume ideal for battlefield tours or classroom study. This third edition includes more complete coverage of the Atlanta Campaign and six completely new maps.
  • The narrative accompanying each map enables the reader to see the action and sense the drama it held for the troops who fought in it. Symonds succeeds in depicting a battle from the point of view of the commanders in the field as they weighed the day-to-day problems of troop supply, morale, and losses against the larger strategic imperatives of the war.
  • The maps are divided into four groups, each of which constitutes a chapter in the history of the war. In The Amateur Armies, Symonds describes the civilian volunteer armies that slugged it out at Bull Run and Shiloh. The Second Section, The Organized War, details the emergence of great war figures like George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee. Confederate High Tide marks the peak of Southern hopes which collapsed in 1863 with the twin defeats at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
  • Finally, The Total War tells about the last years of the Civil War, including Early's Raid, the Atlanta Campaign and the road to Appomattox. A short introductory essay precedes each section, accompanied by contemporary photographs and drawings that portray America's greatest military conflict.
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Genre/Form
Maps.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118).
ISBN
1877853259
LCCN
93086931
OCLC
ocm30530990
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries