The Guerrilla Hunters: Irregular Conflicts during the Civil War

TitleThe Guerrilla Hunters: Irregular Conflicts during the Civil War
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsMcKnight, Brian D., and Barton A. Myers
Number of Pages399
PublisherLouisiana State University Press
CityBaton Rouge
Abstract

Throughout the Civil War, irregular warfare—including the use of hit-and-run assaults, ambushes, and raiding tactics—thrived in localized guerrilla fights within the Border States and the Confederate South. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the tactics, motives, and actors in these conflicts, from the Confederate-authorized Partisan Rangers, a military force directed to spy on, harass, and steal from Union forces, to men like John Gatewood, who deserted the Confederate army in favor of targeting Tennessee civilians believed to be in sympathy with the Union. This collection assembles an array of the foremost experts on guerrilla fighting in the Civil War. Providing new interpretations of this long-misconstrued aspect of warfare, these scholars go beyond the conventional battlefield to examine the stories of irregular combatants across all theaters of the Civil War, bringing geographic breadth to what is often treated as local and regional history. This volume shows that instances of unorthodox combat, once thought isolated and infrequent, were numerous, and many clashes defy easy categorization.

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