Defeating Lee : a history of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac / Lawrence A. Kreiser, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kreiser, Lawrence A., 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

United States. Army of the Potomac. Corps, 2nd.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 387 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Bloomington [Ind.] : Indiana University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fair Oaks, the Seven Days, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg-the list of significant battles fought by the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, is a long and distinguished one. This absorbing history of the Second Corps follows the unit's creation and rise to prominence, the battles that earned it a reputation for hard fighting, and the legacy its veterans sought to maintain in the years after the Civil War. More than an account of battles, Defeating Lee gets to the heart of what motivated these men, why they fought so hard, and how they sustained a spirited defense

Contents:

Beginnings : the organization of the Second Corps

Apprenticeship : the Peninsula and Maryland Campaigns

Defeat : the Fredericksburg Campaign

Pinnacle : the winter encampment of 1863 through the Gettysburg Campaign

Rebuilding : Bristoe Station to Stevensburg

Carnage : the Overland Campaign

Victory : the Petersburg and Appomattox Campaigns

Memories : the postwar era.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-373) and index.

ISBN:

9786613235848

9781283235846

1283235846

9780253001702

0253001706

OCLC:

735596830