The Wilderness campaign / edited by Gary W. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gallagher, Gary W.

Series:

Military campaigns of the Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864.

Physical Description:

xv, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1997]

Summary:

In the spring of 1864, in the vast Virginia scrub forest known as the Wilderness, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee first met in battle. The Wilderness campaign of May 5-6 initiated an epic confrontation between these two Civil War commanders--one that would end 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. 35 illustrations. 12 maps.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-267) and index.

ISBN:

0807823341

OCLC:

35280616