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

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 from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians.

Author: Earl J. Hess
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 08/01/2013
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.77h x 5.56w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9781469609935

About the Author

Earl J. Hess is associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University. He is author of many books on the Civil War, including, most recently, The Civil War in the West: Victory and Defeat from the Appalachians to the Mississippi and Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign.