Research Catalog

Title

The battle of Fisher's Hill : breaking the Shenandoah Valley's Gibraltar / Jonathan A. Noyalas.

Author

Noyalas, Jonathan A.

Publication

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2013.

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Details

Description

140 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.

Summary

• "A brief, illustrated history of the Battle of Fisher's Hill, a critical Union victory in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War"--
• "The Battle of Fisher's Hill created a greater opportunity to destroy harvests fromthe breadbasket of the Confederacy than any other Union victory in the hotly contested Shenandoah Valley. Union major general Philip Sheridan's men forcedConfederate lieutenant general Jubal A. Early's smaller force to retreat, leading to the burning of barns and mills across the region. In this first-ever book focused on this engagement, Civil War historian Jonathan A. Noyalas explains the battle, its effect on area civilians and its meaning to both sides, as well as the battlefield's important role in postwar reunion and reconciliation"--

Series Statement

The History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series

Uniform Title

History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series.

Subjects

• United States
• HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
• United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia
• Fisher's Hill, Battle of (Virginia : 1864)
• History
• American Civil War (1861-1865)
• 1861-1865
• Fisher's Hill, Battle of, Va., 1864

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-135) and index.

Contents

"Lifting Itself Up Menacingly To Our Advance" -- "An Unexpected Determination to Remain in Possession of It" -- "Like an Avalanche of Howling Demons" -- "A Confused Delirious Mass" -- "Another Glorious Union Victory Has Been Gained" -- "We Are on a Peaceful Visit."

ISBN

• 9781609494438
• 1609494431

LCCN

2013021372

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library