The Fight for the Old North State: The Civil War in North Carolina, January-May 1864

by Hampton Newsome

Book Overview

On a cold day in early January 1864, Robert E. Lee wrote to Confederate president Jefferson Davis "The time is at hand when, if an attempt can be made to capture the enemy's forces at New Berne, it should be done." Over the next few months, Lee's dispatch would precipitate a momentous series of events as the Confederates, threatened by a supply crisis and an emerging peace movement, sought to seize Federal bases in eastern North Carolina. This book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700627464
• ISBN13: 9780700627462
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.3"