The Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612347126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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G. In spite of having outmaneuvered Lee, after three days of battle in which the Confederates at Petersburg were severely outnumbered, Union forces failed to take the city, and their final, futile attack on the fourth day only added to already staggering casualties. Beauregard, and William Farrar Smith during this critical battle.. He also discusses the battle’s wider context, including politics, memory, and battlefield preservation. The Battle of Petersburg was the culmination of the Virginia Overland campaign, which pitted the Army of the Potomac, led by Ulysses S. In addition, the book has a fresh and nuanced interpretation of the generalships of Grant, Meade, Lee, P. Highlights include the role played by African American soldiers on the first day and a detailed retelling of the famed attack of the First Maine Heavy Artillery, which lost more men than any other Civil War regiment in a single battle. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Grant and George Gordon Meade, against Ro
"Any reader seeking to honestly confront what the Civil War had become by 1864—and why Americans often avoid the hard truths about the war—would do well to consult this book."—Benjamin G. Cloyd, Journal of Southern History
"Brimming with new insights" according to John Horn. Sean Michael Chick has stood upon Thomas J. Howe’s shoulders and written a new history of the initial Union assaults on Petersburg. In The Battle of Petersburg; June 15-18, 186Brimming with new insights John Horn Sean Michael Chick has stood upon Thomas J. Howe’s shoulders and written a new history of the initial Union assaults on Petersburg. In The Battle of Petersburg; June 15-18, 1864, Chick has written more of a page-turner than Howe’s Wasted Valor. Chick delights in his subject and the Cockade City. After a lengthy introduction insightful into the characters of Grant and Lee, Chick recounts G. , Chick has written more of a page-turner than Howe’s Wasted Valor. Chick delights in his subject and the Cockade City. After a lengthy introduction insightful into the characters of Grant and Lee, Chick recounts G. "The forgotten four day battle is finally recalled in great detail" according to Timothy E. Massey. The second Battle of Petersburg is arguably the most overlooked battle of the Civil War. Sean Click takes the reader into the trenches to share in the ebb and flow of battle. The culmination of Grants overland campaign in which he outmaneuvered the Confederates, is looked at in detail, yet he did not gain the prize. With staggering casualties Grant settled on the siege concept. The book describes Gra. "A Fresh Look at the Start of the Petersburg Campaign" according to A. A. Nofi. A summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com'Chick, wargamer and historian, gives us a very detailed, somewhat revisionist account of the Union attempt to capture Petersburg in mid-July of 186A Fresh Look at the Start of the Petersburg Campaign A. A. Nofi A summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com'Chick, wargamer and historian, gives us a very detailed, somewhat revisionist account of the Union attempt to capture Petersburg in mid-July of 1864. In several ways one of the Civil War’s most unusual actions, plagued by more than the common run of miscalculations, “fog of war, poor communications, quarrelsome generals, missed opportunities, st. . In several ways one of the Civil War’s most unusual actions, plagued by more than the common run of miscalculations, “fog of war, poor communications, quarrelsome generals, missed opportunities, st