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In "The Civil War in the Wester Theater, 1862," author Charles R. Bowery Jr. examines the campaigns and battles that occurred during 1862 in the vast region between the Appalachian Mountains in the east and the Mississippi River in the west, and from the Ohio River in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Notable battles discussed include Mill Springs, Kentucky; Forts Henry and Donelson, Tennessee; Shiloh, Tennessee; Perryville, Kentucky; Corinth and Iuka, Mississippi; and Stones River, Tennessee.
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Review Quotes: Selected as a 2014 Notable Government Document by the American Library Association and featured in the Library Journal, May/June magazine issue.
Excerpt from Library Journal May/June 2015 magazine issue: http: //reviews.libraryjournal.com/2015/05/reference/meeting-information-challenges-notable-government-documents-2014/
"U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War Series. U.S. Army, Ctr. for Military History. 2013 14.
The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns, 1864. by J. Britt McCarley. 2014. 82p. illus. maps. 2SuDoc# D 114.2: C 49/2/ATLANTA. GPO Stock# 008-029-00582-4. $10.
Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee: February December 1864. by Derek W. Risby. 2014. 67p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2: C 49/2/M 69 I. GPO Stock# 008-029-00580-8. $8.
The Civil War in the Western Theater, 1862. by Charles R. Bowery. 2014. 74p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2: C 49/2/WESTER. GPO Stock# 008-029-00567-1. $10.
The Overland Campaign: 4 May 15 June 1864. by David W. Hogan, Jr. 2014. 74p. illus. col. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2: C 49/2/OVERLA. GPO Stock# 008-029-00571-9. $10.
The Regular Army Before the Civil War: 1845 1860. by Clayton R. Newell. 2014. 55p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2: C 49/2/REGULAR. GPO Stock# 008-029-00539-5. $7.
The Shenandoah Valley Campaign: March November 1863. by Raymond K. Bluhm Jr. 2014. 55p. illus. maps. SuDoc# D 114.2: C 49/2/SHENAN. GPO Stock# 008-029-00570-1. $7.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the U.S. Army s Center for Military History has created a series of vignettes that highlight a different period of the war. These six booklets were published in 2014 and present an overview of the various battles, outlining a general synopsis of the events and putting them in perspective within their historical context. Ten titles have been completed so far, all enhanced with colorful maps of the campaigns and portraits of significant figures. ""