The Civil War in North Carolina - Softcover

Barrett, John G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807845205 ISBN 13: 9780807845202

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1995

Synopsis

Eleven battles and seventy-three skirmishes were fought in North Carolina during the Civil War. Although the number of men involved in many of these engagements was comparatively small, the campaigns and battles themselves were crucial in the grand strategy of the conflict and involved some of the most famous generals of the war. John Barrett presents the complete story of military engagements across the state, including the classical pitched battle of Bentonville, the siege of Fort Fisher, the amphibious campaigns on the coast, and cavalry sweeps such as Stoneman's raid. From and through North Carolina, men and supplies went to Lee's army in Virginia, making the Tar Heel state critical to Lee's ability to remain in the field during the closing months of the war, when the Union had cut off the West and Gulf South. This dependence upon North Carolina led to Stoneman's cavalry raid and Sherman's march through the state in 1865, the latter of which brought the horrors of total war and eventual defeat.

About this title

Book Description:

"With indefatigable research . . . Barrett has brought together a splendid account of the part of the Civil War fought within the borders of North Carolina."-- North Carolina Historical Review

About the Author:

John G. Barrett is professor emeritus of history at Virginia Military Institute. He is author of several books, including Sherman's March Through the Carolinas, and coeditor of North Carolina Civil War Documentary.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0807845205
• ISBN 13: 9780807845202
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 495