Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station: The Army of the Potomac’s First Post-gettysburg Offensive, from Kelly’s Ford to the Rapidan, October 21 to November 20, 1863
Language: English
Published by Savas Beatie, 2021
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- Title
- Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station: The Army of the Potomac’s First Post-gettysburg Offensive, from Kelly’s Ford to the Rapidan, October 21 to November 20, 1863
- Author
- Hunt, Jeffrey Wm
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1611215390
- ISBN 13
- 9781611215397
- Item weight
- 0.59 kilograms
It was a fascinating time in north-central Virginia. After recovering from the carnage of Gettysburg, the Richmond War Department sent James Longstreet and two divisions from Lee’s army to reinforce Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee, where they helped win the Battle of Chickamauga. Washington followed suit soon thereafter by sending two of Meade’s corps (the XI and XII) to reinforce William Rosecrans’ Army of the Cumberland. Despite his weakened state, Lee took advantage of the opportunity and launched a daring offensive that drove Meade back on Washington but ended in a bloody defeat at Bristoe Station on October 14.
What happened next is the subject of Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station, a fast-paced and dynamic account of Lee’s bold strategy to hold the Rappahannock River line as the Army of the Potomac retraced its steps south. Pressured by Washington to fight but denied strategic flexibility, Meade launched a risky offensive to carry Lee’s Rappahannock defenses and bring on a decisive battle. The dramatic fighting included a stunning Federal triumph at Rappahannock Station―which destroyed two entire Confederate brigades―that gave Meade the upper hand and the initiative in his deadly duel with Lee, who retreated south to a new position behind the Rapidan River. It seemed as though Lee’s vaunted Army of Northern Virginia had lost its magic after its defeat in Pennsylvania.
Hunt’s third installment in his award-winning Meade and Lee series is grounded upon official reports, regimental histories, letters, newspapers, and other archival sources. Together, they provide a day-by-day, and sometimes minute-by-minute, account of the Union army’s first post-Gettysburg offensive action and Lee’s efforts to repel it. In addition to politics, strategy, and tactics, Hunt’s pen ably examines the intricate command relationships, Lee’s questionable decision-making, and the courageous spirit of the fighting men. Complete with original maps and outstanding photographs, Meade and Lee at Rappahannock Station is a significant contribution to Civil War literature.
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