Seven Days Battles 1862 : Lee's defense of Richmond / Angus Konstam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Konstam, Angus.

Contributor:

Kenneth H. and Thelma F. Cisney Memorial Fund.

Series:

Praeger illustrated military history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862.

Physical Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, [2004]

Summary:

When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant week-long campaign. On June 26, the Confederates struck, fighting two gruelling battles in two days: Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill. Although there were heavy casualties, the ferocity of the Confederate assaults convinced McClellan that he was outnumbered. Unable to keep the Confederates at bay, the Union army was recalled to Washington. This book reveals how, despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee saved Richmond and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Army of the Potomac.

Contents:

Opposing Plans 11

Opposing Commanders 15

Union

Confederate

Opposing Armies 22

The Union Army

The Confederate Army

The Seven Days Battles 26

The battle of Mechanicsville

The battle of Gaine's Mill

The Retreat

The battle of Savage's Station

Frayser's Farm/Glendale

Malvern Hill

Aftermath 83

Orders of Battle 87

The Battlefield Today 91.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kenneth H. and Thelma F. Cisney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0275984389

OCLC:

55228944