When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant weeklong campaign. On 26 June the Confederates struck, fighting two hard-fought battles in two days; Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill. Although there were heavy casualties, the ferocity of the Confederate assaults convinced McClellan that he was outnumbered. He duly retreated, Lee's men pursued, and McClellan was forced to retreat. Unable to keep the Confederates at bay, the Union army was recalled to Washington. Despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee had saved Richmond, and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Army of the Potomac. This book traces the course of this short yet crucial campaign.
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Robert E. Lee's first major campaign drove the Union forces back from the gates of Richmond. This book traces the course of this short yet crucial campaign.
Introduction - Origins of the Campaign - Chronology - Opposing Plans - Opposing Commanders - Opposing Armies - The Seven Days Campaign - Aftermath - The Battlefield Today - Further Reading - Index
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781841766829
Publisert
2004-08-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
370 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, UU, UP, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96
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Illustratør