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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-101476673578

ISBN-139781476673578

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038401636

Product Key Features

Number of Pages294 Pages

Publication NameBloody Day at Gaines' Mill : the Battlefield Debut of the Army of Northern Virginia, June 27 1862

LanguageEnglish

SubjectUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

AuthorElmer R. Woodard, Elmer R. Woodard III

Subject AreaHistory

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2018-053094

Reviews"Among all existing Gaines Mill treatments, this one is without peer when it comes to providing readers with a comprehensive interpretation of the entire course and flow of the battle at the small-unit level."-- Civil War Books and Authors ., "Among all existing Gaines Mill treatments, this one is without peer when it comes to providing readers with a comprehensive interpretation of the entire course and flow of the battle at the small-unit level."-- Civil War Books and Authors ; "biggest strength...is how thorough it is in recreating the overall flow of the battle...a valuable reference volume"-- On Point .

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal973.7455

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue: When the Yankees Came 1. Operation Chickahominy 2. The Tocsin Sounds 3. The General and the Private View a Battle 4. They Were All Cut to Pieces 5. The Retreat to Gaines' Mill 6. Geography 7. Porter's Dispositions 8. If We Whip Them Before Richmond, We Shall Have Peace 9. I Confess I Did Not Know What Hard Times Were Until I Was Under Jackson 10. A Soldier Feels No Fear While Fighting 11. Then We Got Down to Our Knitting 12. Column After Column Melts Away Like Smoke 13. A Dense Woods and an Ugly Marsh 14. Fixed Bayonets in the Hands of Resolute Men 15. There Is Hot Work on That Hill Yonder 16. The Bullets Whistled Through the Leaves Like Fun 17. We Had Been Pretty Well Pounded Out That Afternoon 18. To the Wall of Death 19. At the Wall of Death 20. Beyond the Wall of Death 21. Respite from the Wall of Death 22. Return of the Wall of Death 23. Conquest of the Wall of Death 24. It Was Death to Stay and Cold Steel Was the Next Thing 25. I Have Got My Fill of Fighting Afterword Appendix I: Confederate Order of Battle Appendix II: Union Order of Battle Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisIn the summer of 1862, two great armies met outside of Richmond in a series of battles that would determine the course of the Civil War. The Union had time, men and materiel on its side, while the Confederates had mobility, esprit de corps and aggressive leadership. Untried General Robert E. Lee was tasked with driving the Yankees from their almost impregnable positions to save Richmond and end the war. Lee planned to isolate part of the Union Army, crush it, and then destroy the only supply base the remaining Federals had. To do so, he had to move thousands of troops hundreds of miles, bringing multiple forces together with intricate timing, all without the Yankees or their spies finding out. The largest and most important of these battles occurred at Gaines' Mill., In the summer of 1862, two great armies met outside of Richmond in a series of battles that would determine the course of the Civil War. The Union had time, men and materiel on its side, while the Confederates had mobility, esprit de corps and aggressive leadership. Untried General Robert E. Lee was tasked with driving the Yankees from their almost impregnable positions to save Richmond.

LC Classification NumberE473.68