One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, July 4 - 14, 1863 - Softcover

Wittenberg, Eric J.; Petruzzi, David; Nugent, Michael F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611210763 ISBN 13: 9781611210767

Verlag: Savas Beatie, 2011

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"includes many previously unknown or little used sources...... a fresh and detailed retreat account..."--Civil War Times "...an excellent military history of the fighting following Gettysburg and the problems in the pursuit."--Civil War Courier "...Is there anything left unwritten about the Gettysburg Campaign? Absolutely, and this book is but one example. It is a must have for any student of the Civil War, and especially for a student of the Gettysburg Campaign."--Civil War Notebook "...text and primary sources smoothly fit together unlike some book which are just a collection of primary sources with no real transition language between them... deserves a spot in any Civil War historian's library because of the author's detailed account and analysis of the days following the battle of Gettysburg.""--Collected Miscellany "...most likely the definitive book covering the battles & skirmishes with all the major players associated with the time period... One can't help but enjoy the well done narrative with such fine, thorough detail."--Midwest Book Review "...popular history at its best- simultaneously engaging and educating."--Midwest Book Review

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The three-day Battle of Gettysburg left 50,000 casualties in its wake, a battered Southern army far from its base of supplies, and a rich historiographic legacy. Thousands of books and articles cover nearly every aspect of the battle, but not a single volume focuses on the military aspects of the important movements of the armies to and across the Potomac River. This book is the first detailed military history of Lee's retreat and the Union effort to destroy the wounded Army of Northern Virginia. Against steep odds and encumbered with thousands of casualties, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee's post-battle task was to successfully withdraw his army across the Potomac River. Union commander George G. Meade's equally difficult assignment was to intercept the effort and destroy his enemy. The long retreat triggered nearly two dozen skirmishes and major engagements, including fighting at Granite Hill, Monterey Pass, Hagerstown, Williamsport, Funkstown, Boonsboro, and Falling Waters. President Abraham Lincoln was thankful for the early July battlefield victory, but disappointed that General Meade was unable to surround and crush the Confederates before they found safety on the far side of the Potomac. Exactly what Meade did to try to intercept the fleeing Confederates, and how the Southerners managed to defend their army and ponderous 17-mile long wagon train of wounded until crossing into western Virginia on the early morning of July 14, is the subject of this study. One Continuous Fight draws upon a massive array of documents, letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and published primary and secondary sources. The result is a rich and comprehensive study loaded with incisive tactical commentary, new perspectives on the strategic role of the Southern and Northern cavalry, and fresh insights on every engagement, large and small, fought during the retreat.

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• Verlag: Savas Beatie
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1611210763
• ISBN 13: 9781611210767
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 544