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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Dorado Hills, California :
Savas Publishing,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introductory Remarks; May 4, 1864: The V Corps at Mitchell's Station; Chapter One: "You have played hell!"; May 5, 1864: The Battle Opens at Parker's Store; Chapter Two: "Oh, Captain, I killed one of 'em."; May 5, 1864, 10:00 A.M.: The 5th New York Cavalry Near Parker's Store; Chapter Three: "Orr, I am not coming out of that hole alive."; May 5, 1864, Around 1:00 P.M.: The Cavalry Fighting Along the Catharpin Road; Chapter Four: "Soldiers, we have always driven the enemy before us."
- Chapter Five: "I can't go no farther."May 5, 1864, 1:00 P.M.
- 1:30 P.M.: Steuart's counterattack in Saunders Field; May 5, 1864, 4:00 P.M. until Dark: The Gully in Saunders Field north of the Pike; Chapter Six: "Death was in every shot."; May 5, 1864, Dawn to Noon: II Corps Bivouac Near Chancellorsville; Chapter Seven: "Show the enemy you have won laurels ... "; May 5, 1864, 4:00 P.M. to Dusk: The Cavalry Engagement at Alsop's on the Brock Road; Chapter Eight: "Give them hell, boys."; May 5, 1864, 5:00 P.M.
- 6:00 P.M.: North of the Plank Road; Chapter Nine: "What are our sabres for?"
- May 5, 1864, Night: Saunders Field, South of the Orange TurnpikeChapter Ten: "Grant will whip! Grant will whip!"; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography.