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

Noyalas, Jonathan A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1540206505 ISBN 13: 9781540206503

Publisher: History Press Library Editions, 2013

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan A. Noyalas is assistant professor of history and director of the Center for Civil War History at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia. A widely published Civil War historian who is active in battlefield preservation, he has served as a consultant for the National Park Service, the Civil War Trust and National Geographic.

About this edition

• Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1540206505
• ISBN 13: 9781540206503
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 146