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The Wilderness Campaign /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gallagher, Gary W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781469602394