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100 1 $aHess, Earl J.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82220587
245 10 $aField armies & fortifications in the Civil War :$bthe Eastern campaigns, 1861-1864 /$cEarl J. Hess.
246 30 $aField armies and fortifications in the Civil War
260 $aChapel Hill :$bUniversity of North Carolina Press,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axix, 428 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aCivil War America
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [393]-415) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tEngineering war -- $g2.$tOn to Richmond -- $g3.$tWestern Virginia and Eastern North Carolina -- $g4.$tThe Peninsula -- $g5.$tFrom Seven Pines to the seven days -- $g6.$tSecond Manassas, Antietam, and the Maryland campaign -- $g7.$tFredericksburg -- $g8.$tChancellorsville -- $g9.$tGoldsborough, New Bern, Washington, and Suffolk -- $g10.$tGettysburg and Lee's Pennsylvania campaign -- $g11.$tCharleston -- $g12.$tThe reduction of Battery Wagner -- $g13.$tFrom Bristoe Station to the fall of Plymouth -- $gApp. 1.$tThe design and construction of field fortifications at Yorktown -- $gApp. 2.$tPreserving the field fortifications at Gettysburg.
520 1 $a"The eastern campaigns of the Civil War involved the widespread use of field fortifications, from Big Bethel and the Peninsula to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Charleston, and Mine Run. While many of these fortifications were meant to last only as long as the battle and often were not detailed in official records, Earl J. Hess argues that their history is deeply significant. Even before the onset of trench warfare at the Wilderness in May 1864, the Civil War saw more use of fieldworks than did any previous conflict in Western history." "Hess studies the use of fortifications by tracing the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia from April 1861 to April 1864. He considers the role of field fortifications in the defense of cities, river crossings, and railroads and in numerous battles. Blending technical aspects of construction with operational history, Hess demonstrates the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies." "Based on fieldwork at 300 battle sites and extensive research in official reports, letters, diaries, and archaeological studies, this book stands to become an indispensable reference for Civil War historians."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy of the Potomac$xHistory.
610 10 $aConfederate States of America.$bArmy of Northern Virginia$xHistory.
651 0 $aUnited States$xDefenses$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aConfederate States of America$xDefenses$xHistory.
650 0 $aFortification, Field$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aFortification$zEast (U.S.)$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aHistoric sites$zEast (U.S.)
651 0 $aEast (U.S.)$xHistory, Military$y19th century.
830 0 $aCivil War America.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022010.html
852 00 $boff,glx$hE470.2$i.H47 2005