Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War

by Sheehan-Dean, Aaron

• ISBN13: 9780195309584
• ISBN10: 0195309588
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

There are few events as central to the American historical consciousness as the Civil War, which is a fascinating area of interest for students and general readers alike. One of the most efficient ways to study a war is with an atlas; however, most of the atlases devoted to this period focusalmost exclusively on military movements and are prohibitively expensive for use in undergraduate courses. Offering a striking and reasonably priced alternative to these books, the Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War is the only atlas that includes data maps and covers key issues beforeand after the war years. It balances military and non-military coverage, presenting maps that deal with political and social changes as well as campaign and battle maps. Laid out chronologically and representing the complexity of the war both visually and textually, Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War is an ideal study aid. Through detailed presentation of physical geography, it highlights the role of the landscape in troop movements and in socialand demographic developments. Students can follow all the major campaigns of both the eastern and western theaters, examine the tactical movements in the major battles, and explore the geographic patterns behind issues like emancipation, occupation, and internal conflicts. The atlas features mapsdealing with such subjects as economic capacity (both agricultural and industrial), enlistment rates, and the movement of escaped slaves. The maps also integrate information on the divisions that existed within the North and the South themselves. Accessible to students with limited geographicknowledge, the maps are clearly labeled, with key features marked. Each map is accompanied by a short narrative that provides helpful contextual information. Featuring uniquely comprehensive coverage, the Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War includes several maps situating the conflict in its antebellum origins as well as maps--of politics, sharecropping, and race relations--that extend the story through the end of Reconstruction. Idealfor use in U.S. Civil War History, Civil War and Reconstruction, and Southern History courses, this volume offers both novice and more experienced students new perspectives on the most significant events and circumstances of the era.

Table of Contents

Preface

U.S. Territorial Growth (1776-1860)

Slaveholding in the United States (1860)

Industrial Establishments in the United States (1860)

Agricultural Productivity in the United States (1860)

U.S. Presidential Election (1860)

Secession (1860-1861)

Transportation Routes in the South (1860)

Overview Map

Virginia (1861)

Wealth in the United States (1860)

Missouri (1861-1862)

Enlistment (1861-1865)

Tennessee (Spring 1862)

Battle of Shiloh (April 1862)

Shenandoah Valley (Spring 1862)

The Peninsula Campaign (April-June 1862)

The Seven Days Campaign (June 25-July 1, 1862)

Habeas Corpus Suspension in the United States

Naval Campaigns and Blockade (1861-1862)

Virginia (Summer 1862)

Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862)

Effect of the Emancipation Proclamation

Kentucky-Tennessee (Fall 1862)

U.S. Congressional Elections (Fall 1862)

Battle of Fredericksburg (December 13, 1862)

Habeas Corpus Suspension in the Confederate States

Battle of Chancellorsville (May 1-6, 1863)

The Pennsylvania Campaign (June-July 1863)

Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863)

Dissent (1861-1865)

The Vicksburg Campaigns (December 1862-July 1863)

Southern Refugee Movement (1861-1865)

Tennessee (Summer-Fall 1863)

C.S. Congressional Elections (Fall 1863)

The Overland Campaign (May-June 1864)

Petersburg (Summer-Fall 1864)

Shenandoah Valley (Fall 1864)

Naval Campaigns and Blockade (1863-1865)

Union Occupation (1861-1865)

Battles of Atlanta (July 20-September 2, 1864)

Sherman's Georgia/Carolinas Campaign (November 1864-April 1865)

Contraband Camps (1862-1865)

U.S. Congressional Elections (Fall 1864)

Tennessee (Fall 1864)

The Appomattox Campaign (April 1865)

Black Population of the United States (1880)

Military Reconstruction Districts (1867-1870)

Support for the Civil Rights Act of 1866

U.S. Congressional Elections (Fall 1874)

Sharecropping in the United States (1880)

Industrial Workers in the United States (1880)

U.S. Presidential Election (1876)

Selected Bibliography

Index

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