The Spotsylvania campaign [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary W. Gallagher
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| Titolo: |
The Spotsylvania campaign [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary W. Gallagher
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.7/36 |
| Soggetto topico: | Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 |
| Altri autori: |
GallagherGary W
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Introduction; I Have to Make the Best of What I Have: Robert E. Lee at Spotsylvania; The Federal High Command at Spotsylvania; The Testing of a Corps Commander: Gouverneur Kemble Warren at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania; An Insurmountable Barrier between the Army and Ruin: The Confederate Experience at Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle; Stuart's Last Ride: A Confederate View of Sheridan's Raid; A Hard Road to Travel: The Impact of Continuous Operations on the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia in May 1864 |
| We Respect a Good Soldier, No Matter What Flag He Fought Under: The 15th New Jersey Remembers SpotsylvaniaGrant's Second Civil War: The Battle for Historical Memory; Bibliographic Essay; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Spotsylvania Campaign was a crucial period in the protracted confrontation between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in spring 1864. Approaching the campaign from a variety of perspectives, the contributors to this volume explore questions regarding high command, tactics and strategy, the impact of continuous fighting on officers and soldiers in both armies, and the ways in which some participants chose to remember and interpret the campaign. They offer insight into the decisions and behavior of Lee and of Federal army leaders, the fullest descriptions to date of the horrific fighting at |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Spotsylvania campaign |
| ISBN: | 0-8078-9837-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778948803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Military campaigns of the Civil War.