This book was written by John D Winters, published in 1991, the narrative is 429 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. This comprehensive history fills an important gap in the story of the Civil War. Too often the war waged west of the Mississippi River has been given short shrift by historians and scholars, who have tended to focus their attention on the great battles east of the river. This book looks in detail at the military operations that occurred in Louisiana, most of them minor skirmishes, but some of them battles and campaigns of major importance. The book begins with the first talk of secession in the state and ends with the last tragic days of the war. John Winters describes with great fervor and detail such events as the fall of Confederate New Orleans and the burning of Alexandria. In addition to military action, Winters discusses the political, economic and social aspects of war in Louisiana. His accounts of battle and the men who waged them provide a fuller story of Louisiana in the Civil War than has ever before been told.

Item # AA1896