The Confederacy's Last Northern Offensive
Jubal Early, the Army of the Valley and the Raid on Washington
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:27th Dec '10
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
By spring 1864, the administration of Abraham Lincoln was in serious trouble, with mounting debt, low morale and eroding political support. As spring became summer, a force of Confederate troops led by Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early marched north through the Shenandoah Valley and crossed the Potomac as Washington, D.C., and Maryland lay nearly undefended. This Civil War history explores what could have been a decisive Confederate victory and the reasons Early's invasion of Maryland stalled.
“an important addition...this book has a WOW! + rating”—The Lone Star Book; “the work presents a discussion of social, political and economic circumstances as well as a detailed war narrative of the movement of troops and decisions of generals”—SciTech Book News; “a book that combines vivid battle scenes with insightful consideration of the political balance of the Civil War’s decisive year. It is a book for both the Civil War buff, and the student of American history.”—Charles Bracelen Flood, author of 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History.
ISBN: 9780786458615
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
Weight: 431g
244 pages