Don Carlos Buell
Editors
David Heidler
Jeannie Heidler
Colleges and Divisions
Arts and Letters
Department
History
Document Type
Book Chapter
Description
With illustrations, maps, and primary source documents, the volume offers more than 1,600 entries that chart the war's strategic aims, analyze diplomatic and political maneuvering, describe key military actions, sketch important participants, assess developments in military science, and discuss the social and financial impact of the conflict. The editors maintain a balanced coverage of the Confederate and Union sides, ensuring that this encyclopedia is the ultimate guide to the war for aficionados of both the North and the South. Written by the leading Civil War scholars at work today, the essays are both authoritative and easily accessible to anyone with a passion for American history." "Over 1,600 signed entries, each with references to further reading; more than 300 contributors, including today's premier Civil War scholars; 500 illustrations, including contemporary lithographs, photographs, and drawings; 75 maps created especially for this encyclopedia; over 250 primary source documents, including the Dred Scott decision and Robert E. Lee's farewell address; a chronology of major political, military, and diplomatic events; a glossary that defines military terms and explains usages peculiar to the period; a special battlefield section for sites in sixteen states, with location maps; and exhaustive subject index and cross-referencing."--Jacket.
Publication/Event/Conference Title
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War
ISBN
9780393047585
Files
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Publication Date
2000
Edition
2000
Publisher
New York: ABC-CLIO Publishers
Keywords
Civil War encyclopedia, military strategy, political and diplomatic history, Union and Confederate, battles and campaigns, primary sources, military science, social and economic impact, historical reference, American history
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Engle, Stephen D., "Don Carlos Buell" (2000). Research Books. 19.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/faculty_books/19