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Civil War Petersburg
A.Wilson Greene
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Description for Civil War Petersburg
Hardback. Few wartime cities in Virginia held more importance than Petersburg. On the eve of the Civil War, the city elected a conservative, pro-Union approach to the sectional crisis. This book provides a study of this city, looking at both Petersburg's civilian experience and the city's place in Confederate military strategy and administration. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Few wartime cities in Virginia held more importance than Petersburg. Nonetheless, the city has, until now, lacked an adequate military history, let alone a history of the civilian home front. The noted Civil War historian, A. Wilson Greene now provides an expertly researched, eloquently written study of the city that was second only to Richmond in size and strategic significance. Industrial, commercial, and extremely prosperous, Petersburg was also home to a large African American community, including the state's highest percentage of free blacks. On the eve of the Civil War, the city elected a conservative, pro-Union approach to the sectional ... Read more
Few wartime cities in Virginia held more importance than Petersburg. Nonetheless, the city has, until now, lacked an adequate military history, let alone a history of the civilian home front. The noted Civil War historian, A. Wilson Greene now provides an expertly researched, eloquently written study of the city that was second only to Richmond in size and strategic significance. Industrial, commercial, and extremely prosperous, Petersburg was also home to a large African American community, including the state's highest percentage of free blacks. On the eve of the Civil War, the city elected a conservative, pro-Union approach to the sectional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813925707
SKU
V9780813925707
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About A.Wilson Greene
A. Wilson Greene, Executive Director of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, is the author of Breaking the Backbone of Rebellion and Whatever You Resolve to Be: Essays on Stonewall Jackson.
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