In the trenches at Petersburg : field fortifications & Confederate defeat

In the trenches at Petersburg : field fortifications & Confederate defeat / Earl J. Hess.

Author/creator	Hess, Earl J.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Description	xxi, 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Fortification--Virginia --Petersburg --History. Fortification, Field--History --19th century. Petersburg (Va.)--History --Siege, 1864-1865. Virginia--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Trench warfare. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Trench warfare. United States--Defenses --History --19th century. Confederate States of America--Defenses --History.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	Engineers and war -- Crossing the James River -- Three days in June -- Searching for a solution -- Digging in -- Soldiering in the trenches -- The third offensive -- The crater -- August -- The fourth offensive -- September -- The fifth offensive -- October and the sixth offensive -- November, December, and January -- Winter -- The seventh offensive, February, and March -- Fort Stedman and the eighth offensive -- The ninth offensive, April 2.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-397) and index.
LCCN	2008053307
ISBN	9780807832820 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807832820 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E476.93 .H47 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold