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The battle of Fisher's Hill : breaking the Shenandoah Valley's Gibraltar

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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Description
140 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
Summary
  • "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"--
  • "A brief, illustrated history of the Battle of Fisher's Hill, a critical Union victory in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War"--
Series Statement
The History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series
Uniform Title
History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series
Subject
  • American Civil War (1861-1865)
  • Fisher's Hill, Battle of (Virginia : 1864)
  • 1861-1865
  • Fisher's Hill, Battle of, Va., 1864
  • 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
  • United States
  • Virginia
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
OCLC
  • ocn843859582
  • SCSB-9583412
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library