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A fire in the wilderness : the first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

A fire in the wilderness : the first battle between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

Reeves, John, 1962- author.
Large Print 2021

"In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he might not be able to save the Union. The Army of the Potomac had performed poorly over the previous two years, and many Northerners were understandably critical of the war effort. Lincoln assumed he'd lose the November election, and he firmly believed a Democratic successor would seek peace immediately, spelling an end to the Union. A Fire in the Wilderness tells the story of that perilous...

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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864
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ISBN:
9781638080688
1638080682
Edition:
Center Point Large Print edition
Description:
407 pages (large print), 12 pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, table ; 23 cm
large print
Notes:
Regular print version previously published by: Pegasus Books
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-407)
Contents:
The ghosts of Stonewall Jackson
Private William Reeves
Confederates on the turnpike
The elephant appears
Raging fire at Saunders Field
Confederates on the Orange Plank Road
Nighttime in the wilderness
Lee to the rear
High noon on the Orange Plank Road
Robert E. Lee's enticing opportunity
Grant's night march
"The great army of the wounded"
The bloody angle
Arlington
Gen. Wadsworth's body
Fathers and sons
LCCN:
2021940785
Control Number:
3095986
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