Earl J. Hess is Stewart W. McClelland Chair in history at Lincoln Memorial University and has written many books on Civil War history, including In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat.
A notable book that stands out in the crowded field of Civil War
scholarship. Scholars and general readers alike will find it useful
and accessible. Hess is to be commended especially for his ability
to weave together the military narrative and the administrative
difficulties faced by Federal commanders in occupied
territory.--Journal of Southern History
A well-researched and intelligent narrative that is essential to
understanding America's bloodiest conflict.--The Annals of Iowa
Earl Hess has produced another fine study, this one long needed and
much anticipated.--Civil War Book Review
Everyone interested in learning about the war beyond the
Appalachians should start with Hess's work. It is an outstanding
overview of the Civil War in the West.--The Charleston Post and
Courier
Hess has done it again. He has delivered a wonderfully researched
and elegantly written volume that reveals his mastery of military
history west of the Appalachians. Students and scholars are sure to
profit from his insightful analysis and bold assertions, making for
a better understanding of this complicated conflict.--Journal of
American History
Hess is a master chronicler of this region.--America's Civil
War
In one volume, Earl Hess has given readers as complete a study as
can be found of this theater of battle.--New York Journal of
Books
The deepest overall account of the war in the West to date. . . .
[and] a major advance in our knowledge of the Civil War in the
western theater.--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
The rich Civil War historiography of the western theater has needed
a much-updated and comprehensive examination. . . . Recommended.
All academic levels/libraries.--Choice
This excellent and suitably broad summary work should serve as a
valuable introduction to the western war for a wide reading
audience. With The Civil War in the West, it's safe to say we have
in our hands the subject's new standard single volume
history.--Civil War Books and Authors blog
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