The collected essays in Upon the Fields of Battle demonstrate how historians enrich Civil War studies by approaching the period through the specific but nonetheless expansive lens of military history. Contributors present an innovative volume that deeply integrates and analyses the ideas and practices of the military during the Civil War.

"The essays approach the period through the expansive lens of military history, grounded in both traditional and pioneering methodologies. By offering fresh areas of inquiry and demonstrating the potential of military history to provide invaluable insights, the collection seeks to realign military scholarship on the American Civil War with other scholarly avenues of inquiry"--