The wilderness campaign : military campaigns of the Civil War / edited by Gary W. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gallagher, Gary W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

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 finally end, eleven months later, with Lee's surrender at Appomattox. The eight essays here assembled explore aspects of the background, conduct, and repercussions of the fighting in the Wilderness. Through an often-revisionist lens, contributors to this volume focus on topics such as civilian expectations for the campaign, m

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Great Expectations: Ulysses S. Grant, the Northern Press, and the Opening of the Wilderness Campaign; Our Hearts Are Full of Hope: The Army of Northern Virginia in the Spring of 1864; I Dread the Spring: The Army of the Potomac Prepares for the Overland Campaign; Union Cavalry in the Wilderness: The Education; Escaping the Shadow of Gettysburg: Richard S. Ewell and Ambrose Powell Hill at the Wilderness; ""Lee to the Rear,"" the Texans Cried; The Other Grant: Lewis A. Grant and the Vermont Brigade in the Battle of the Wilderness

Like a Duck on a June Bug: James Longstreet's Flank Attack, May 6,1864Bibliographic Essay; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890868466

9780807835890

0807835897

OCLC:

793510875