Flora and Fauna of the Civil War: An Environmental Reference Guide (Kelby Ouchley - EN) Paperback horse at gettysburg and lobster claw

and lobster claw

Ouchley presents the flora and fauna by individual species or closely related group in the words of the participants themselves

often told through its commanders and campaigns

it was time for the gentleman to return home

Flora and Fauna of the Civil War: An Environmental Reference Guide (Kelby Ouchley - EN) Paperback horse at gettysburg and lobster clawby Kelby Ouchley During the Civil War, humans impacted plants and animals on an unprecedented scale as soldiers on both sides waged the most environmentally destructive war ever on American soil. Refugees and armies alike tramped across the landscape foraging for food, shelter, and fuel. Wild plants and animals formed barriers for armies and carried disease, yet also provided medicine and raw materials necessary to implement war, greatly influencing