The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864

The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864
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Publisher : LSU Press
Total Pages : 540
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ISBN-10 : 0807130214
ISBN-13 : 9780807130216
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Book Synopsis The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864 by : Gordon C. Rhea

Download or read book The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5–6, 1864 written by Gordon C. Rhea and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fought in a tangled forest fringing the south bank of the Rapidan River, the Battle of the Wilderness marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In an exciting narrative, Gordon C. Rhea provides the consummate recounting of that conflict of May 5 and 6, 1864, which ended with high casualties on both sides but no clear victor. With its balanced analysis of events and people, command structures and strategies, The Battle of the Wilderness is operational history as it should be written.


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