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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101626196605
ISBN-139781626196605
eBay Product ID (ePID)201596525
Product Key Features
Book TitleCoal River Valley in the Civil War: West Virginia Mountains 1861
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMichael B. Graham
Book SeriesCivil War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight15.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-035006
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal975.4/03
SynopsisThe three rivers that make up the Coal River Valley--Big, Little and Coal--were named by explorer John Peter Salling (or Salley) for the coal deposits found along its banks. More than one hundred years later, the picturesque valley was witness to a multitude of bloody skirmishes between Confederate and Union forces in the Civil War. Often-overlooked battles at Boone Court House, Coal River, Pond Fork and Kanawha Gap introduced the beginning of total war" tactics years before General Sherman used them in his March to the Sea. Join author and historian Michael Graham as he expertly details the compelling human drama of West Virginia's bitterly contested Coal River Valley region during the War Between the States."
LC Classification NumberE472.6.G73 2014
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- 13. Feb. 2018
The Gestation of WV
This book is very well written and provides some gritty details about small scale actions that had critical impact on the outcome of the Civil War. Many of the great military names in our folklore were involved in events in rural Virginia that had great strategic importance in preserving the United States. The mountainous terrain prevented outdated tactics employed by massive armies that later produced epic slaughters on other battlefields in Virginia. Instead, the early days in the hills generated vicious fights between neighbors, relatives, militias and home guards of both persuasions. The Yankees were called Black Abolitionists and Seceshs were labeled as turncoats. People were killed in "small batches" by bushwackers. The B&O Railroad was the big prize coveted by the new Confederacy. The Union was determined to keep it in their hands. The stage was being set for national events that reverberate to this day. Readers will learn many things about the landlocked western hills of Virginia with its peaceful valleys, abundant forests, hardy people and beautiful mountains that echo the motto, Mountaineers Are Always Free.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 26. Apr. 2023
Great book about part of the war forgotten in Western Virginia
Great bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
