Struggle for the Heartland: The Campaigns From Fort Henry to Corinth

Struggle for the Heartland: The Campaigns From Fort Henry to Corinth

Author Type

Faculty

Colleges and Divisions

Arts and Letters

Department

History

Document Type

Book

Description

Struggle for the Heartland tells the story surrounding the military campaign that began in early 1862 with the advance to Fort Henry and culminated in late May with the capture of Corinth, Mississippi. The first significant Northern penetration into the Confederate west, this campaign saw the military coming-of-age of Ulysses S. Grant and offered a hint as to where the Federals might win the war. For the South, it dashed any hopes of avoiding a protracted conflict. Stephen D. Engle colors in the details that bring great clarity and new life to the scene of these battles as well as to the social and political context in which they occurred.

ISBN

9780803218185

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Publication Date

2001

Publisher

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press

Keywords

American Civil War, Western theater campaign, Battle of Fort Henry, Siege of Corinth, Ulysses S. Grant, Union Army, Confederate States, military strategy, wartime leadership, political and social context

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | History | United States History

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Struggle for the Heartland: The Campaigns From Fort Henry to Corinth

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