War upon the Land: Military Strategy and the Transformation of Southern Landscapes during the American Civil War

Contents

contents List of Illustrations xi Foreword, by Paul S. Sutter xiii Acknowledgments xvii introduction Nineteenth-Century Ideas of Nature and Their Role in Civil War Strategy 1 one Hostile Territory: Union Operations along the Lower Mississippi, 1862–1863 24 two Broken Country: Union Campaigns at and around Vicksburg, 1863 49 three Ravaged Ground: Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864 72 four Devoured Land: Sherman’s Georgia and Carolina Campaigns, 1864–1865 93 conclusion Making a Desert and Calling It Peace 127 Notes 141 Bibliography 161 Index 179 This page intentionally left blank ...