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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 06/18/2013
ISBN: 9781540206503
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d