The Civil War Guerrilla: Unfolding the Black Flag in History, Memory, and Myth

by Christopher Phillips and Joseph M. Beilein Jr.

Most Americans are familiar with major Civil War battles such as Manassas (Bull Run), Shiloh, and Gettysburg, which have been extensively analyzed by generations of historians. However, not all of the war's engagements were fought in a conventional manner by regular forces. Often referred to as "the wars within the war," guerrilla combat touched states from Virginia to New Mexico. Guerrillas fought for the Union, the Confederacy, their ethnic groups,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813165326
• ISBN13: 9780813165325
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher