The Civil War in Louisiana

The Civil War in LouisianaThis comprehensive history fills an important gap in the story of the Civil War. Too often the war waged west of the Mississippi River has been given short shrift by historians and scholars, who have tended to focus their attention on the great battles east of the river. This book looks in detail at the military operations that occurred in Louisiana most of them minor skirmishes, but some of them battles and campaigns of major importance. The Civil

This comprehensive history fills an important gap in the story of the Civil War. Too often the war waged west of the Mississippi River has been given short shrift by historians and scholars, who have tended to focus their attention on the great battles east of the river. This book looks in detail at the military operations that occurred in Louisiana--most of them minor skirmishes, but some of them battles and campaigns of major importance.

The Civil War in Louisiana begins with the first talk of secession in the state and ends with the last tragic days of the war. John D. Winters describes with great fervor and detail such events as the fall of Confederate New Orleans and the burning of Alexandria. In addition to military action, Winters discusses the political, economic, and social aspects of the war in Louisiana. His accounts of battles and the men who waged them provide a fuller story of Louisiana in the Civil War than has ever before been told.--Charles L. Dufour "Florida Historical Quarterly"

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 08/01/1991
ISBN: 9780807117255
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.50d