Circa: 1987 ISBN: 0-8094-4784-3
The Valley Campaign of 1864
By Thomas A. Lewis and the Editors of Time Life Books. Published by Time Life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1987. Hardcover with embossed gray leatherette cover with color illustration of Union General Philip H. Sheridan on horseback. Also has U.S. and C.S. belt plates, stars, crossed cannons, swords and cannon balls with the title printed in blue. Title is also printed in blue on the spine. Large 9 x 11 size, 176 pages, index, maps, profusely illustrated. Brand new condition.
The Cover: Major General Philip H. Sheridan gallops past a line of cheering Union soldiers in this heroic rendition of his storied, 20 mile ride from Winchester, Virginia, to the battlefield at Cedar Creek, on October 19, 1864. Sheridan's dramatic appearance infused his army with renewed spirit, turning a Federal retreat into a victory that ended Confederate control of the Shenandoah Valley. |