Decisions at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House : the eighteen critical decisions that defined the battles / Dave Townsend ; maps by Tim Kissel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Townsend, Dave, 1947- author.

Series:

Command decisions in America's Civil War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Military leadership.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Military leadership.

Lee, Robert E.

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.

Overland Campaign, Va., 1864.

Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864.

Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864.

Tactics--Case studies.

Tactics.

Command of troops.

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

Virginia.

History.

Military campaigns.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville, TN : University of Tennessee Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The Battles of The Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House were the first two battles of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grants's Overland Campaign. Intended for a general readership, this book endeavors to bring readers face-to-face with the critical impasses and subsequent decisions made by Union and Confederate commanders to determine the outcomes of the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Townsend provides a guided tour of the battlefields as well." -- Provided by publisher.

"The Battles of The Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House were the first two battles of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grants's Overland Campaign. Intended for a general readership, this book endeavors to bring readers face-to-face with the critical impasses and subsequent decisions made by Union and Confederate commanders to determine the outcomes of the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Townsend provides a guided tour of the battlefields as well." --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Before the battles

The Battle of The Wilderness

Transition to Spotsylvania Court House

The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Conclusion

Appendix I. Battlefield guide to the critical decisions at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House

Appendix II. Union order of battle

Appendix III. Confederate order of battle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-374) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Townsend, Dave, 1947- author. Decisions at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House

ISBN:

9781621905264

1621905268

OCLC:

1142301570