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The Wilderness Campaign (Military Campaigns of the Civil War) - Softcover

Book 10 of 13: Military Campaigns of the Civil War
 
9780807823347: The Wilderness Campaign (Military Campaigns of the Civil War)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0807823341 ISBN 13: 9780807823347
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997

Synopsis

This work talks about the inaugural encounter between Grant and Lee. The Wilderness campaign of May 5 - 6, 1864, initiated an epic confrontation between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee that would ultimately end, eleven months later, with Lee's surrender at Appomattox. The eight essays assembled here explore aspects of the background, conduct, and repercussions of the fighting in the Wilderness. Contributors to this volume revise and enhance our thinking on the battle, highlighting ways in which the military and non-military spheres of war intersected in the Wilderness.

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About the Author

GARY W. GALLAGHER is John L. Nau III Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He has written or edited two dozen books in the field of Civil War history, including The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 and Lee and His Army in Confederate History (both from the University of North Carolina Press).

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Eight original essays probe the political and military significance of the Virginia battle that began the epic confrontation between Generals Lee and Grant that would culminate 11 months later in Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807823341
ISBN 13 
9780807823347
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
304
Editor
Gallagher Gary W.