Nowhere to Run : the Wilderness, May 4th & 5th, 1864.

At 12:00 a.m. on May 4, 1864, Ulysses s. Grant and George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac began crossing the Rapidan River in an effort to turn the strategic right flank of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Confederate reaction was swift. Richard E. Ewell's Second Corps and Am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Priest, John Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
1861-1865
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Military campaigns
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States
Virginia
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:At 12:00 a.m. on May 4, 1864, Ulysses s. Grant and George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac began crossing the Rapidan River in an effort to turn the strategic right flank of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Confederate reaction was swift. Richard E. Ewell's Second Corps and Ambrose P. Hill's Third Corps moved to meet the advancing Union infantry, artillery, and cavalry in the heavy terrain known simply as ""The Wilderness, "" a sprawling area of second growth scrub oak, brush, and gullies, interspersed with meandering creeks. Inside this difficult terrain one of the largest and bloodies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (714 pages)
ISBN:9781940669533
1940669537

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