| The Battle of Fair Oaks: Turning Point of McClellan's Peninsula Campaign Contributor(s): Broadwater, Robert P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 078645878X ISBN-13: 9780786458783 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 975.545 |
| LCCN: 2011006970 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (0.85 lbs) 219 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the spring of 1862, Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac launched a bloody offensive up the Virginia Peninsula in an effort to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. This study chronicles the pivotal but often overlooked turning point of the Peninsula Campaign--the Battle of Fair Oaks, also known as Seven Pines. At Fair Oaks, Confederate troops succeeded in driving back Union forces from the edge of Richmond before the Union troops stabilized their position. Though both sides claimed victory, the battle marked the end of the Union offensive. Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart, and Winfield Scott Hancock all rose to national prominence for their roles at Fair Oaks, while McClellan saw his reputation ruined. In the end, the legacy of Fair Oaks is one of missed chances and faulty execution, ensuring the war would continue for nearly three more years. |
