Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864

by Earl J. Hess

Book Overview

Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469609932
• ISBN13: 9781469609935
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 9.8"