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Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign (Civil War America) Paperback – February 1, 2013

by Peter Cozzens (Author)
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One of the most intriguing and storied episodes of the Civil War, the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign has heretofore been related only from the Confederate point of view. Moving seamlessly between tactical details and analysis of strategic significance, Peter Cozzens presents a balanced, comprehensive account of a campaign that has long been romanticized but little understood. He offers new interpretations of the campaign and the reasons for Stonewall Jackson's success, demonstrates instances in which the mythology that has come to shroud the campaign has masked errors on Jackson's part, and provides the first detailed appraisal of Union leadership in the Valley Campaign, with some surprising conclusions.
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  6. Dimensions
    6.12 x 1.42 x 9.25 inches
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    0807832006
  8. ISBN-13
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Cozzens is . . . a master of Civil War military history at tactical and operational levels. He deploys a large body of unfamiliar primary material in this detailed analysis of a campaign less one-sided than the accepted view that it represented Union blundering and the triumph of Confederate planning and execution, signaling the emergence of one of history's great generals, Stonewall Jackson."—Publishers Weekly



A magnificent, well-documented study of one of the most important campaigns of the Civil War."—Washington Times



The definitive history of the Valley Campaign."—Army Magazine



A compelling chronological and bilateral narrative of the entire campaign from March to June 1862. Using primary source materials from both sides, Cozzens offers new interpretations of the campaign and of Stonewall Jackson's legendary success, which was not nearly as brilliant as it appeared but was as much the result of Union failure as the triumph of Southern arms. . . . Jackson's errors are covered here, as are those of a succession of Union commanders, all really learning their trade in these early stages of the war. Sure to become the standard work on the campaign, this book is strongly recommended."—Library Journal



A welcome, much-needed addition to Civil War campaign studies; valuable to scholars and enthusiasts alike. Highly recommended. "—Choice



Utilizing his extensive collection of sources, the author paints for the reader an excellent description of the region in which the campaign took place. . . . Cozzen's book, both in its research and scope, will certainly surpass Robert G. Tanner's impressive Stonewall in the Valley as the standard work on the 1862 Valley Campaign."—The Historian



A must read for those who want to develop a more complete understanding of this essential campaign in Civil War history."—Southern Historian



Has the mythos that surrounds Jackson the icon overwhelmed the human foibles and military failures that bedeviled Jackson the man? Cozzens offers a magisterial examination of the Valley Campaign to answer this and many other questions. He brings scrupulous research and a keen analytic eye to Jackson's logistics and tactics. The result is a vigorous account that captures both Union and Confederate perspectives and brings a much needed modern interpretation to one of the war's most storied campaigns."—Civil War Times



An incredibly learned and absorbing exercise of history, the best single work on any Civil War campaign to appear in many, many decades."—Open Letters



An excellent, unbiased view of both sides in the early part of the war and is strongly recommended for those interested in how the soldiers and leadership conducted themselves during the 1862 Shenandoah campaign."—On Point

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One of the most intriguing and storied episodes of the Civil War, the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign has heretofore been related only from the Confederate point of view. Moving seamlessly between tactical details and analysis of strategic significance, Peter Cozzens presents a balanced, comprehensive account of a campaign that has long been romanticized but little understood. He offers new interpretations of the campaign and the reasons for Stonewall Jackson's success, demonstrates instances in which the mythology that has come to shroud the campaign has masked errors on Jackson's part, and provides the first detailed appraisal of Union leadership in the Valley Campaign, with some surprising conclusions.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1469606828
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of North Carolina Press; Reprint edition (February 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807832006
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1469606828
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 1.42 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 133 ratings

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WINNER OF THE 2017 GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY

Peter Cozzens is the author of seventeen books on the Civil War and the American West. He recently retired after 30 years as a Foreign Service Officer with the U. S. Department of State. He also served four years as an Army officer before joining the Foreign Service.

All of Cozzens' books have been selections of the Book of the Month Club, History Book Club, and/or the Military Book Club. Cozzens' This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga and The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga were both Main Selections of the History Book Club and were chosen by Civil War Magazine as two of the 100 greatest works ever written on the conflict.

The Easton Press included This Terrible Sound as one of thirty-five volumes in its Library of the Civil War.

The History Book Club called his five-volume Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars "the definitive resource on the military struggle for the American West."

The Earth Is Weeping is the recipient of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History as the best book written in the English language on the subject in 2016.

The Earth is Weeping also has made a number of best books of the year lists, to include the Seattle Times, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Smithsonian Magazine, and Amazon.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/top-history-books-2016-180961616/#mJKIlJ2XL7P65QpF.01

In 2002 Cozzens received of the American Foreign Service Association's highest award, given annually to one Foreign Service Officer for exemplary moral courage, integrity, and creative dissent. He also received an Alumni Achievement award from his alma mater Knox College, from which he graduated summa cum laude.

Cozzens is a member of the Advisory Council of the Lincoln Prize.

He and his wife Antonia live in Kensington, Maryland.

pecozzens@gmail.com

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Mark Pridgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read about the 1862 Shenandoah campaign.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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A very detailed account of the campaign and its many battles. While acknowledging Stonewall Jackson's developing military skills during the campaign, he describes him as a capable commander, not a legendary figure. Warts and all. His Union counterparts are also well described, mostly warts. As usual, works of military genius are usually accomplished by first rate generals opposed by third rate generals.
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SCOTT A. MACPHEE
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Balanced Narrative of Jackson's Valley Campaign
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2008
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I've read all of Peter Cozzens' Civil War books. I started with Darkest Days of the War on Iuka and Corinth, moved on to his trilogy on the Kentucky / Tennessee / Georgia theater, and last read his biography of John Pope. All of them are good reads that should inspire any ACW buff. Cozzens includes the tactical minutae of each battle.

Cozzens' works have all focused on the western theater, although his Pope biography understandably spends a great deal of time on Second Bull Run. Shenandoah 1862 is Cozzens' first work focused entirely on an eastern campaign.

Now there have been a lot of works on Stonewall Jackson's valley campaign, so why would Cozzens bother writing on it? Everything I've read on the valley has focused on Jackson and the Confederate army, with authors acting as Stonewall admirers at best, cheerleaders at worst. Cozzens takes a much more balanced approach that will be familiar to anyone who has read his other works. He presents the Union side of the campaign with a thoroughness I've not seen in any other study, and the result is the best balanced account of the 1862 campaign I've ever read.

It's clear Cozzens admires Jackson's accomplishment, but he also faults some of Jacksons moves and traits as a commander. Cozzens avoids any lost cause hagiography of Jackson. Instead of reporting what contemporaries said about Jackson after the campaign, Cozzens focuses on Confederate letters, diaries, and journals written at the time. Even Stonewall Jackson, in the midst of his most famous campaign, had his detractors in the ranks. Jackson was never a good battlefield general, and Cozzens criticizes his tactical movements convincingly.

The most impressive thing about this book is the understanding Cozzens brings to Federal movements in the valley. Jackson won his campaign through deft movement and hard fighting, but he was helped by uncoordinated Union advances and decidedly second rate Union commanders. Fremont and Shields come in for some harsh criticism for their handling of Cross Keys and Port Republic, for example. But Cozzens seems to admire the leadership of Banks and McDowell, or at least to have a good appreciation for the limits under which they operated and some sympathy for their situations.

In sum then, Cozzens gives us the best account of the campaign to date. The book is a balanced look at the commanders, armies, movements, and battles in one of the most famous campaigns in American military history.
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Phil Sears
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I was kind of disappointed to see a little wear and tear on the book and that there were some markings in the book. Looks like it was a former library book. However for the most part the book is in very good condition and I can’t wait to read it.
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M Zin
5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced, thorough
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2011
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Cozzens gets behind the summary level view of the Shenandoah Campaign as one, big testimony to the genius of Gen. Jackson and the incompetence of the Union generals. Cozzens, unlike most authors, takes a very objective view of Jackson; chronicaling both his failures (Bath-Romney, Kernstown) as well as his successes. And yes, one can't help coming away from this book with the notion that Jackson was an odd sort of person who fought this Campaign in his own "zone". But his biggest contribution may be the perspective he provides on the Union leadership. There certainly were some generals involved here (Fremont in particular) who had no business leading an army. But Cozzens gets at the complexity and scope of the decisions made by the Union command, and shows effectively that the Union had some excellent and highly aggressive leaders who were thwarted in their efforts to pursue Jackson more vigorously. His chronicles of the rest of the Union command - their inconsistencies, doubts, and idiosyncracies - provide a well rounded assessment of a complex situation. The most entertaining aspect of the book, however, is his depiction of the relationships between the citizenry of Winchester, VA, and the occupying Federals. A great read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent work
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021
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I have heard of Mr. Cozzens for many years and this is the first of his many works that I have read. I must say that his writing is nothing short of excellent. Despite my interest in the subject, I found his prose a sheer pleasure to read. I found myself looking forward to the opportunity to sit down with this book and was saddened that it had to end. Thank you Mr. Cozzens.
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Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019
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Just finished this book and it was a great read. It took longer than normal for me because reading regiments can slow me down. But it has a lot of research backing it and it brings a good perspective to the Valley Campaign. It seems Jackson was good Operationally but not Tactically in the valley. Highly recommend.
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M. Doug Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Great unusual point of view
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
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My favorite campaign, the first book that looks at it from both points of view instead of just the south. Lots of insights, of course cozzens is the best civil war writer today and that doesn't hurt. He just gets better from book to book! Buy It!
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Bruce Kinsey
3.0 out of 5 stars Has Anybody Got a Map???
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2008
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Peter Cozens has penned a detailed, well written, densely researched account of the endlessly instructive Valley Campaign of 1862. It would be easier to heap praise on his prodigious effort if Cozzen's publisher had loosened up on the purse strings and sprung for some decent maps and illustrations.

The Shenandoah Valley is not Kansas or the New Jersey Turnpike, and superior knowledge of its intricate topography was one reason the Confederates came off so well in 1862. Without decent maps to accompany his voluminous descriptions of battles, march routes and villages, Cozzens is forced to waste whole pages describing specific geographic and tactical features. I LIVE in the Shenandoah Valley, but still found myself bewildered by some of these incredibly wordy place descriptions. The few maps included in the book are murky, monochromatic, incredibly hard to read, and on occasion baffling. The devoted reader is best advised to have a good high-scale map of the Shenandoah Valley at hand well before undertaking Cozzen's otherwise exemplary tome.
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Billy Bastogne
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written history.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2021
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Written with a wonderful style , it imparts a clarity many other historians lack. Good maps help convey the story. A wonderful book.
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P. D. Mcgill
5.0 out of 5 stars Shenandoah 1862 : Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2011
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I thought this was a real good read from the well known American Civil War author Peter Cozzens. The most up to date work of Jackson's well known Valley campaign where he chased the Union armies up and down the Shenandoah Valley before joining Lee and the Confederate forces defending Richmond. Nice maps and an order of battle for the Union and Confederate armies cap it off. Mine was a nice secondhand copy from the USA via Amazon UK.
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Kevin R
5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2019
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Great book. More information about the american civil war.
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Martin G. Young
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written book on Jackson's Valley Campaign
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2019
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Well researched and written boon on the Shenandoah Campaign of 1862
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Xmas pressie for my pops!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2012
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I have not read this book, it is a gift but looks great and hope he enjoys it as much as I enjoyed getting it!
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