| Seven Days Battles 1862: Lee's Defense of Richmond Contributor(s): Konstam, Angus (Author), Walsh, Stephen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841766828 ISBN-13: 9781841766829 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant, week-long campaign. On 26 June the Confederates struck, fighting two hard-fought battles in two days at Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill. The ferocity of the Confederate assaults convinced McClellan that he was outnumbered. Unable to keep the Confederates at bay, the Union army was recalled to Washington. Despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee had saved Richmond, and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Army of the Potomac. This book traces the course of this short yet crucial campaign. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.732 |
| Series: Campaign |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.24" W x 9.72" (0.70 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: Osprey's examination of the short yet crucial campaign of the American Civil War (1861-1865). When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant, week-long campaign. On 26 June the Confederates struck, fighting two hard-fought battles in two days at Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill. The ferocity of the Confederate assaults convinced McClellan that he was outnumbered. Unable to keep the Confederates at bay, the Union army was recalled to Washington. Despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee had saved Richmond, and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Army of the Potomac. |