The Petersburg Campaign. Volume 2, The Western Front battles, September 1864 - April 1865 / Edwin C. Bearss, with Bryce Suderow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bearss, Edwin C., author.

Suderow, Bryce A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Virginia.

Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865.

Petersburg (Va.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (991 p.)

Place of Publication:

California : Savas Beatie, [2014]

Summary:

The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city would not end for nine long months. This important-many would say decisive-fighting is presented by legendary Civil War author Edwin C. Bearss in The Petersburg Campaign: The Western Front Battles, September 1864 - April 1865, Volume 2, the second in a ground

Contents:

Volume 1. The Eastern Front Battles, June - August 1864

Volume 2. The Western Front Battles, September 1864 - April 1865.

Notes:

"The Battle of Peebles' Farm, September 30-October 2, 1864 -- The Battle of Burgess Mill, October 27, 1864 -- The Battle of Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865 -- The Confederate Attack and Union Defense of Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865 -- Prelude to the Five Forks Campaign: Battle of Lewis Farm (Quaker Road), March 29-30, 1865 -- The Five Forks Campaign: The Battles of Dinwiddie Court House and White Oak Road, March 30-31, 1865 -- The Five Forks Campaign: The Battle of Five Forks, April 1, 1865 -- The VI Corps Scores a Breakthrough, April 2, 1865 - The Retreat to Appomattox, April 2-9, 1865"--Volume 2, table of contents.

"The Attack on Petersburg, June 9, 1864 -- The Second Assault on Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864 -- The Battle of the Jerusalem Plank Road, June 21-24, 1864 -- The Crater, July 30, 1864 -- The Battle of the Weldon Railroad, August 18-21, 1864 -- The Second Battle of Ream's Station, August 25, 1864"--Volume 1, table of contents.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611211054

1611211050