Struggle for the Heartland tells the story surrounding the military campaign that began in early 1862 with the advance to Fort Henry and culminated in late May with the capture of Corinth, Mississippi. The first significant Northern penetration into the Confederate west, this campaign saw the military coming-of-age of Ulysses S. Grant and offered a hint as to where the Federals might win the war. For the South, it dashed any hopes of avoiding a protracted conflict. Stephen D. Engle colors in the details that bring great clarity and new life to the scene of these battles as well as to the social and political context in which they occurred.
- ISBN10 6610423989
- ISBN13 9786610423989
- Publish Date 1 March 2001
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 May 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Nebraska Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 286
- Language English