The Uncivil War: Irregular Warfare in the Upper South, 1861-1865

The Upper South-Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia-was the scene of the most destructive war ever fought on American soil. Contending armies swept across the region from the outset of the Civil War until its end, marking their passage at Pea Ridge, Shiloh, Perryville, and Manassas. Alongside this much-studied conflict, the Confederacy also waged an irregular war, based on nineteenth-century principles of unconventional warfare. In The Uncivil War, Robert R. Mackey outlines the Southern strategy of waging war across an entire region, measures the Northern response, and explains the outcome. Complex military issues shaped both the Confederate irregular war and the Union response. Through detailed accounts of Rebel guerrilla, partisan, and raider activities, Mackey strips away romanticized notions of how the "shadow war" was fought, proving instead that irregular warfare was an integral part of Confederate strategy.

Author: Robert Russell Mackey
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 10/15/2004
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.34w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780806137360
ISBN10: 0806137363
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | Military | United States