Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861 - The First Major History Using Epic Soldier Accounts of Lincoln's Virginia Campaign

Detzer, David

ISBN 10: 0156031434 / ISBN 13: 9780156031431

Verlag: Mariner Books, 2005

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In April 1861, Confederate artillery blasted Fort Sumter into surrender. Within weeks, the Confederacy had established its capital at Richmond. On May 24, Lincoln ordered troops across the Potomac into Virginia, only a few miles from the Confederate military base near the hamlet of Manassas. A great battle was inevitable; whether this would end the war, as many expected, was the only question. On July 21, near a stream called Bull Run, the two forces fought from early morning until after dark in the first great battle of the Civil War. America would never be quite the same.

Donnybrook is the first major history of Bull Run to detail the battle from its origins through its aftermath. Using copious and remarkably detailed primary source mate-rial-including the recollections of hundreds of average soldiers-David Detzer has created an epic account of a defining moment in American history. This new paperback edition includes additional maps.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

David Detzer is professor emeritus of history with Connecticut State University. He is the author of several books, including Allegiance: Fort Sumter, Charleston, and the Beginning of the Civil War; and The Brink: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and several dogs.

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Titel: Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861 - ...
Verlag: Mariner Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good