{"product_id":"from-winchester-to-cedar-creek-jeffry-wert-9780809329724","title":"From Winchester to Cedar Creek: The Shenandoah Campaign of 1864","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Shenandoah Valley campaign of 1864, U.S. Major General Philip H. Sheridan led his army to a series of decisive victories for the Union over Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early and the Confederate Army of the Valley. In \u003ci\u003eFrom Winchester to Cedar Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, author Jeffry D. Wert highlights Sheridan's victories in the critical area of the Virginia Valley as defining moments of the Civil War. Sheridan's campaign ensured Confederate defeat in Virginia and ultimately contributed to Lincoln's reelection and the Union's victory in the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on manuscript collections and many published sources, Wert offers vivid descriptions of the battles of Third Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Tom's Brook, and Cedar Creek. The book also explores how the interplay of the strengths and weaknesses of the Union and Confederate commanders, Sheridan and Early, resulted in victories for Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah. Grounded in detailed research, Wert's compelling narrative portrays the military strategies these commanders employed and how their tactical decisions impacted civilian sacrifice in the Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1987, Wert's chronicle remains the definitive book on Sheridan's command and the Shenandoah Campaign of 1864. Offering a balanced treatment of both Union and Confederate experiences during the campaign, Wert emphasizes its importance as a turning point in the war from both military and civilian points of view. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupplemented with situation maps and photographs, \u003ci\u003eFrom Winchester to Cedar Creek\u003c\/i\u003e not only documents and dynamically recounts the events that unfolded in the summer and fall of 1864 in the Virginia Valley, but it also details the political, strategic, and tactical forces that made the Shenandoah Valley campaign so important to the outcome of the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffry Wert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809329727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809329724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jeffry Wert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926322938111,"sku":"9780809329724","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_260be33f-5606-4ab0-9356-721353c8ba6f.jpg?v=1681082429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-winchester-to-cedar-creek-jeffry-wert-9780809329724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}