{"product_id":"silk-flags-and-cold-steel-the-piedmont-paperback","title":"Silk Flags and Cold Steel: The Piedmont - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Trotter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilk Flags and Cold Steel\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the events that took place in the Piedmont region of North Carolina between late 1860 and mid-1865. Though the skirmishes in the Piedmont were more strategic than tactical, they were important to the health of the Southern cause. As long as the railways of North Carolina were operating freely and the state's farms were producing to capacity, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia could move, eat, fight, and replenish itself. North Carolina's relations with the Confederate government of Jefferson Davis were complex, touchy, and often antagonistic, for the state had been reluctant to secede and there was strong Unionist sentiment throughout the state. President Davis never particularly trusted North Carolina, a fact that blinded him to the state's strategic value. Paradoxically, no state contributed more to the Confederate cause in terms of manpower and resources than did North Carolina. Along with discussion of the political climate, the book presents accounts of the Salisbury prison, Sherman's march through the Carolinas, confrontations at Bentonville, Raleigh, and Greensboro, and Joe Johnston's surrender at Bennett's Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam R. (Bill) Trotter is an essayist, book reviewer, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Civil War in North Carolina\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Frozen Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, among other books, as well as several short stories and novellas, and has twice been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. He wrote a monthly column called The Desktop General for \u003ci\u003ePC Gamer\u003c\/i\u003e magazine until 2004. He was the first recipient of the North Carolina English Teachers' Association Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Greensboro, NC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam R. (Bill) Trotter is an essayist, book reviewer, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Civil War in North Carolina\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Frozen Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, among other books, as well as several short stories and novellas, and has twice been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. He wrote a monthly column called The Desktop General for \u003ci\u003ePC Gamer\u003c\/i\u003e magazine until 2004. He was the first recipient of the North Carolina English Teachers' Association Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in Greensboro, NC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 385\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722184364095,"sku":"9780895870865","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8bf7ff11a0f53b8660db8c679e5669f2.webp?v=1765094900","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/silk-flags-and-cold-steel-the-piedmont-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}