The Shenandoah in Flames: The Valley Campaign of 1864 (Civil War) Hardcover – January 1, 1987; This volume looks at the 1864 Shenandoah Campaign, a federal military operation which ran concurrently with the Grant's Wilderness Campaign in central Virginia. While Grant attempted to get between Lee and Richmond a succession of Union generals tried to eliminate Confederate control over the strategic Shenandoah valley and possibly use it to cut the vital railroad supplying the Army of Northern Virginia. As the author shows in this volume of the Time-Life Civil War series, some of these generals were inept and experienced Confederate officers were able to beat the Federals and even use the Valley to invade Maryland and threaten Washington D.C. Eventually General Sheridan would be hand-picked by Grant to destroy the Confederates in the Shenandoah. Well-illustrated, with great photos, artwork, maps and pictures of artifacts. Includes sidebars on the Volunteer Reserve Corps, the forts of Washington, artwork of the Battle of Cedar Creek, VMI, Sheridan's army, and the destruction of Chambersburg. • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Time Life Education (January 1, 1987); • Language ‏ : ‎ English; • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages; • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0809447843; • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0809447848; • Reading age ‏ : ‎ Baby - 2 years; • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.78 pounds; • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.5 x 11 inches;