Battle of Cloyds Mountain (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders series) [Hardcover]

Howard McManus (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 107 pages
• Publisher: H E Howard; 1st edition (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930919890
• ISBN-13: 978-0930919894
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,452,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Study, April 29, 2006

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Stephan Bullard "sgbullard" (Hartford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battle of Cloyds Mountain (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders series) (Hardcover)

The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series appears to be underappreciated. The series is excellent and all of the books I have seen from it are first-rate; I currently own 4 books and have leafed through many others. They also represent the only book-length accounts of some battles.

The Battle of Cloyds Mountain is a great example of the quality of the series. It details the events of a relatively small campaign that occurred in the western portion of Virginia during the spring of 1864. The campaign was launched by the Union with the goals of destroying part of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad and the Confederate saltworks at Saltville. The main battle of the campaign took place near Cloyds Mountain. The result was a Union victory with 688 Federal casualties and 538 Confederate casualties.

The book is very well written and easy to follow. McManus provides a balanced treatment to both sides and clearly presents the events seemingly without bias. 7 maps are provided which are of very high quality. I strongly recommend this book to Civil War buffs. This is likely to be the only account of this campaign to be written for the foreseeable future.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Battle of Cloyds Mountian, February 21, 2003

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Shree (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle of Cloyds Mountain (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders series) (Hardcover)

A terrific account of a very often overlooked Civil War battle. Quite detailed but still manages to be a good read.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique, Basis of All Other Accounts, February 12, 2006

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John Hamill (Roanoke, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battle of Cloyds Mountain (The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders series) (Hardcover)

Howard McManus discovered and researched this forgotten Southwest Virginia battlefield. Before his research, even the location of the battlefield was unknown. This interesting battle deserves more attention than it has gotten. Not only is McManus a thorough researcher, he can write also.