THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN. University of North Carolina Press Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series.

Gallagher, Gary W. (editor). Brooks D. Simpson; Gary W. Gallagher; John J. Hennessy; Gordon C. Rhea; Peter S. Carmichael; Robert K. Krick; Carol Reardon; Robert E.L. Krick (contributors).

ISBN 10: 0807823341 / ISBN 13: 9780807823347

Published by Chapel Hill, NC and London: The University of North Carolina Press [UNC Press], 1997., 1997

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First printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page) SIGNED BY EDITOR GARY. W. GALLAGHER. xviii, 283 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; short surface scratch at rear panel's lower right; slight curling/bumping at top of front panel; no printed price on dj's front flap. Black cloth with bold white stamped lettering to spine. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with Gallagher's ink signature upon the title page. Features eight essays examining different aspects of the Battle of the Wilderness which lead to General Robert E. Lee's surrender and the end of the American Civil War: "Great Expectations: Ulysses S. Grant, the Northern Press, and the Opening of the Wilderness Campaign" by Brooks D. Simpson; "Our Hearts Are Full of Hope: The Army of Northern Virginia in the Spring of 1864" by Gary W. Gallagher; "I Dread the Spring: The Army of the Potomac Prepares for the Overland Campaign" by John J. Hennessy; "Union Cavalry in the Wilderness: The Education of Philip H. Sheridan and James H. Wilson" by Gordon C. Rhea; "Escaping the Shadow of Gettysburg: Richard S. Ewell and Ambrose Powell Hill at the Wilderness" by Peter S. Carmichael; "'Lee to the Rear,' the Texans Cried" by Robert K. Krick; "The Other Grant: Lewis A. Grant and the Vermont Brigade in the Battle of the Wilderness" by Carol Reardon; and "Like a Duck on a June Bug: James Longstreet's Flank Attack, May 6, 1864" by Robert E.L. Krick. Also with Introduction, b/w illustrations including several maps; Bibliographical Essay, Contributors, and Index. ISBN 0807823341.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN. University of North Carolina Press Military Campaigns of the Civil War Series.
• Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC and London: The University of North Carolina Press [UNC Press], 1997.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807823341
• ISBN 13: 9780807823347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Civil War

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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.

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).