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Arming the Confederacy : how Virginia's minerals forged the rebel war machine / Robert C. Whisonant.
Author
Whisonant, Robert C. (Robert Clyde), 1941-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Cham, Switzerland ; New York : Springer, [2015]
©2015
Description
xv, 206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Springer Nature - Springer Earth and Environmental Science eBooks 2015 English International
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Engineering Library - Stacks
TN24.V8 W48 2015
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Subject(s)
Mines and mineral resources
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Virginia
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History
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19th century
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Mineral industries
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Virginia
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History
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19th century
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Virginia
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History
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Civil War, 1861-1865
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Summary note
This is a fresh look at the American Civil War from the standpoint of the natural resources necessary to keep the armies in the field. This story of the links between minerals, topography, and the war in western Virginia now comes to light in a way that enhances our understanding of America?s greatest trial. Five mineral products ? niter, lead, salt, iron, and coal ? were absolutely essential to wage war in the 1860s. For the armies of the South, those resources were concentrated in the remote Appalachian highlands of southwestern Virginia. From the beginning of the war, the Union knew that the key to victory was the destruction or occupation of the mines, furnaces, and forges located there, as well as the railroad that moved the resources to where they were desperately needed. To achieve this, Federal forces repeatedly advanced into the treacherous mountainous terrain to fight some of the most savage battles of the War.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Minerals and warfare
Terrain and a tale of two nations
The land they fought for
Niter and gunpowder
Bullets, firearms, and Colonel Chiswell's mines
The lead mines under attack
The Saltville salt works
Two battles and a massacre
Iron, civilizations, and war
Virginia's iron industry in the Civil War
Coal, Confederate mines, and the CSS Virginia
Confederate railroads
Union raiders in the New River Valley
Epilogue.
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ISBN
331914507X
9783319145075
OCLC
898157865
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Arming the Confederacy [electronic resource] : How Virginia’s Minerals Forged the Rebel War Machine / by Robert C. Whisonant.
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