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The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula and the Seven Days (Military Campaigns of the Civil War)

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The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula and the Seven Days (Military Campaigns of the Civil War)

The Richmond campaign of April-July 1862 ranks as one of the most important military operations of the first years of the American Civil War. Key political, diplomatic, social, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan faced off on the peninsula between the York and James Rivers. The climactic clash came on June 26-July 1 in what became known as the Seven Days battles, when Lee, newly appointed as commander of the Confederate forces, aggressively attacked the Union army. Casualties for the entire campaign exceeded 50,000, more than 35,000 of whom fell during the Seven Days.

This book offers nine essays in which well-known Civil War historians explore questions regarding high command, strategy and tactics, the effects of the fighting upon politics and society both North and South, and the ways in which emancipation figured in the campaign. The authors have consulted previously untapped manuscript sources and reinterpreted more familiar evidence, sometimes focusing closely on the fighting around Richmond and sometimes looking more broadly at the background and consequences of the campaign.

Contributors:
William A. Blair
Keith S. Bohannon
Peter S. Carmichael
Gary W. Gallagher
John T. Hubbell
R. E. L. Krick
Robert K. Krick
James Marten
William J. Miller

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
EAN	9780807859193
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0807859192
Label	The University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer	The University of North Carolina Press
MPN	31 illustrations, 10 maps, notes, bibl.,
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	288
PartNumber	31 illustrations, 10 maps, notes, bibl.,
PublicationDate	2008-09-01
Publisher	The University of North Carolina Press
Studio	The University of North Carolina Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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