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Battle of Fisher's Hill, The - Breaking the Shenandoah Valley's Gibraltar

By: History Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (History Press)

Last Stocked on 1/28/2021

Product Info

Title
Battle of Fisher's Hill, The - Breaking the Shenandoah Valley's Gibraltar
Publisher
Category
Author
Jonathan A. Noyalas
Publish Year
2013
Pages
140
Dimensions
6x9x.5"
NKG Part #
2147841927
Type
Softcover

Description

The Battle of Fisher's Hill created a greater opportunity to destroy harvests from the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" than any other Union victory in the hotly contested Shenandoah Valley. Union major general Philip Sheridan's men forced Confederate lieutenant general Jubal A. Early's smaller force to retreat, leading to the burning of barns and mills across the region. In this first-ever book focused on this engagement, Civil War historian Jonathan A. Noyalas explains the battle, its effect on area civilians and its meaning to both sides, as well as the battlefield's important role in postwar reunion and reconciliation.