A Companion to the U.S. Civil War, 2 Volume Set (Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History #77) (1ST ed.)
Commendation Quotes: "The literature on the American Civil War has grown to almost unimaginable proportion, leaving many readers and students frustrated as they try to engage with an enormously complex field. Aaron Sheehan-Dean and the...
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Commendation Quotes: "The literature on the American Civil War has grown to almost unimaginable proportion, leaving many readers and students frustrated as they try to engage with an enormously complex field. Aaron Sheehan-Dean and the contributors to this Companion have provided a most welcome tool that should find a large and grateful audience. Whether seeking information about thousands of titles or major historiographical trends, all who use these two volumes will profit immensely." "--Gary W. Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor of History, University of Virginia" "Aaron Sheehan-Dean's "A Companion to the U.S. Civil War" immediately becomes the indispensable guide to this sprawling, and ever growing field of historical study. The contributors to this fine volume offer thoughtful and comprehensive assessments of a vast literature that will enlighten readers familiar with Civil War scholarship as well as providing an invaluable introduction for students. A most impressive achievement." "--George C. Rable, Charles Summersell Chair in Southern History, University of Alabama" Marc Notes: This set presents a comprehensive historiographical collection of essays covering all major military, political, social, and economic aspects of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Table of Contents: Volume I Notes on Contributors x Preface xviii Acknowledgments xxiii Part I Campaigns and Battles 1 1 Virginia 1861 3 2 Missouri 19 3 Mississippi Valley Campaign 41 4 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign 56 5 Logistics 74 6 Peninsula Campaign 95 7 Soldiers 114 8 Kentucky 132 9 Guerrillas 154 10 Maryland Campaign of 1862 178 11 Battle of Antietam 195 12 Civil War Tactics 211 13 Battle of Fredericksburg 231 14 Blockading Campaigns 240 15 Chancellorsville Campaign 262 16 Battle of Gettysburg 280 17 African-American Soldiering 297 18 Vicksburg Campaign 316 19 Occupation 328 20 Arkansas 338 21 Indian America 365 22 Naval Development and Warfare 386 23 Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga 410 24 Atlanta Campaign 428 25 Georgia and Carolinas Campaigns 444 26 Prisons 456 27 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign 476 28 Overland Campaign, 1864 492 29 Louisiana and Texas Campaigns 501 30 Petersburg Campaign 521 31 Technology and War 540 32 War and Environment 561 33 Appomattox Campaign 573 34 Medicine and Health Care 590 35 Civil War Veterans 608 Volume II Notes on Contributors x Preface xviii Acknowledgments xxiii Part II Leaders 629 36 Ulysses S. Grant 631 37 Robert E. Lee 652 38 United States Generals 673 39 Abraham Lincoln 691 40 Jefferson Davis 710 41 Frederick Douglass 724 Part III Politics, Society, and Culture 741 42 Civil War Diplomacy 743 43 Ethnicity 763 44 Women 779 45 Manhood 795 46 Northern Politics 811 47 Southern Politics 830 48 Northern Dissent 849 49 Southern Dissent 867 50 Northern Home Front 891 51 Southern Home Front 909 52 Abolitionists in the Civil War 927 53 Slavery in the Civil War 949 54 Emancipation 965 55 Literature 987 56 Music 1003 57 Religion 1021 58 Constitution and Law 1035 59 Nationalism 1056 60 Wartime Political Economy 1073 Part IV The Civil War in History 1087 61 Theory and Method 1089 62 The Global Civil War 1103 63 Wartime Origins of Reconstruction 1121 64 Memory 1139 Name Index 1155 Subject Index 1167 Commendation Quotes: "The literature on the American Civil War has grown to almost unimaginable proportion, leaving many readers and students frustrated as they try to engage with an enormously complex field. Aaron Sheehan-Dean and the contributors to this Companion have provided a most welcome tool that should find a large and grateful audience. Whether seeking information about thousands of titles or major historiographical trends, all who use these two volumes will profit immensely." "Aaron Sheehan-Dean's A Companion to the U.S. Civil War immediately becomes the indispensable guide to this sprawling, and ever growing field of historical study. The contributors to this fine volume offer thoughtful and comprehensive assessments of a vast literature that will enlighten readers familiar with Civil War scholarship as well as providing an invaluable introduction for students. A most impressive achievement." Commendation Quotes: -The literature on the American Civil War has grown to almost unimaginable proportion, leaving many readers and students frustrated as they try to engage with an enormously complex field. Aaron Sheehan-Dean and the contributors to this Companion have provided a most welcome tool that should find a large and grateful audience. Whether seeking information about thousands of titles or major historiographical trends, all who use these two volumes will profit immensely.- -Aaron Sheehan-Dean's A Companion to the U.S. Civil War immediately becomes the indispensable guide to this sprawling, and ever growing field of historical study. The contributors to this fine volume offer thoughtful and comprehensive assessments of a vast literature that will enlighten readers familiar with Civil War scholarship as well as providing an invaluable introduction for students. A most impressive achievement.- Biographical Note: Aaron Sheehan-Dean is Fred C. Frey Professor at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia (2007) and the Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War (2008). Jacket Description/Back: A COMPANION TO THE U.S. CIVIL WAR A Companion to the U.S. Civil War presents a comprehensive historiographical collection of essays covering all major military, political, social, and economic aspects of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Featuring contributions from more than 60 top historians and experts in Civil War scholarship, essays offer in-depth coverage of the major campaigns and battles, and military and political figures. Reflecting a recent shift toward social history, almost half of the chapters focus on non-military aspects of the conflict--examining such topics as gender, emancipation, literature, ethnicity, slavery, and memory. Unprecedented in its breadth of coverage and depth of scholarly analyses, A Companion to the U.S. Civil War is an invaluable addition to the body of Civil War scholarship that continues to shape our understanding of one of the most complex chapters in American history. Publisher Marketing: A Companion to the U.S. Civil War presents a comprehensive historiographical collection of essays covering all major military, political, social, and economic aspects of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
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