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In the spring of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant as general-in-chief of the Union armies devised a plan of concerted action to bring down the Confederacy. As part of that strategy, Grant aimed to destroy General Robert E. Lees supply source for his Army of Northern Virginia in western Virginia and to use military activity there as an extended turning movement to threaten Lee from the west. In this outstanding study, Richard R. Duncan offers a riveting overview of these military operations we well as their impact on the civilian population, shedding light on an often overlooked chapter of the Civil War in Virginia.

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title Lees Endangered Left The Civil War in Western Virginia Spring of - photo 1

title:Lee's Endangered Left : The Civil War in Western Virginia, Spring of 1864
author:Duncan, Richard R.
publisher:Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin:0807122912
print isbn13:9780807122914
ebook isbn13:9780585299976
language:English
subjectVirginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Lee, Robert E.--(Robert Edward),--1807-1870.
publication date:1998
lcc:E581.D86 1998eb
ddc:973.7/455
subject:Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Lee, Robert E.--(Robert Edward),--1807-1870.
Page iii
Lee's Endangered Left
The Civil War in Western Virginia Spring of 1864
Richard R. Duncan
Page iv Some images in the original version of this book are not available - photo 2
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Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the netLibrary eBook.
Copyright 1998 by Louisiana State University Press
All rights reserved
Manufactured in the United States of America
First printing
07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 5 4 3 2 1
Designer: Michele Myatt Quinn
Typeface: Goudy Old Style
Typesetter: Coghill Composition Co.
Printer and binder: Edwards Brothers, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Duncan, Richard R.
Lee's endangered left : the Civil War in western Virginia, spring
of 1864 / Richard R. Duncan.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8071-2291-2 (alk. paper)
1. VirginiaHistoryCivil War, 18611865. 2. West
VirginiaHistoryCivil War, 18611865. 3. Lee, Robert E.
(Robert Edward), 18071870. I. Title.
E581.D86 1998
973.7'455dc21 98-33689
CIP
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.Picture 3
Page v
In Memory
Emma Swing Duncan
and
Ray Howard Duncan
Page vii
Contents
Preface
xi
Abbreviations
xv
1
Preparations for Battle
1
2
The Dublin Raid
43
3
The Valley
85
4
Valley of Humiliation
114
5
Hunter Takes Command
137
6
Piedmont
167
7
Staunton, At Last!
186
8
On to Lynchburg
218
9
The Threat, Lee, Lynchburg
247
10
Debacle
275
Bibliography
303
Index
329

Page ix
Illustrations
Photographs and Art
William Woods Averell
159
John C. Breckinridge
160
George Crook
160
Charge of the Corps of Cadets
161
John Mosby and His Raiders
162
Ruins of the Virginia Military Institute
163
Jubal Early
164
David Hunter
164
John D. Imboden
165
John McCausland
165
Franz Sigel
166
David Strother
166

Maps
Virginia-West Virginia Theater of War
6-7
Crook's Route to and from Dublin, Va.
49
Averell's Route to and from Dublin, Va.
51

Page x
Disposition of Forces, Cloyds Mountain
54
Shenandoah Valley
88
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