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Book Synopsis Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earl J.Hess's study of armies and fortifications turns to the 1864 Overland Campaign to cover battles from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. Drawing on meticulous research in primary sources and careful examination of battlefields at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Bermuda Hundred, and Cold Harbor, , Hess analyzes Union and Confederate movements and tactics and the new way Grant and Lee employed entrenchments in an evolving style of battle. Hess argues that Grant's relentless and pressing attacks kept the armies always within striking distance, compelling soldiers to dig in for protection.
Book Synopsis The Earl J. Hess Fortifications Trilogy, Omnibus E-book by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book The Earl J. Hess Fortifications Trilogy, Omnibus E-book written by Earl J. Hess and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 1243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume Omnibus e-Book set is a collection of Earl J. Hess's definitive works on trench warfare during the Civil War. The set includes: Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864, covering the eastern campaigns, from Big Bethel and the Peninsula to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Charleston, and Mine Run; Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in the Overland Campaign, covering Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, and Bermuda Hundred; and In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat, recounting the strategic and tactical operations in Virginia during the last ten months of the Civil War, when field fortifications dominated military planning and the landscape of battle. This invaluable trilogy is a must have for anyone interested in the battles, tactics and strategies of both sides during the Civil War.
Book Synopsis Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006-03-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earl J. Hess provides a narrative history of the use of fortifications--particularly trenches and other semi-permanent earthworks--used by Confederate and Union field armies at all major battle sites in the eastern theater of the Civil War. Hess moves beyond the technical aspects of construction to demonstrate the crucial role these earthworks played in the success or failure of field armies. A comprehensive study which draws on research and fieldwork from 300 battle sites, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War is an indispensable reference for Civil War buffs and historians.
Book Synopsis In the Trenches at Petersburg by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book In the Trenches at Petersburg written by Earl J. Hess and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Trenches at Petersburg, the final volume of Earl J. Hess's trilogy of works on the fortifications of the Civil War, recounts the strategic and tactical operations around Petersburg during the last ten months of the Civil War. Hess covers all aspects of the Petersburg campaign, from important engagements that punctuated the long months of siege to mining and countermining operations, the fashioning of wire entanglements and the laying of torpedo fields to impede attacks, and the construction of underground shelters to protect the men manning the works. In the Trenches at Petersburg humanizes the experience of the soldiers working in the fortifications and reveals the human cost of trench warfare in the waning days of the struggle.
Download or read book Lee's Fighting General written by D. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lee's Fighting General" - Daniel Harvey Hill - a riveting narrative and serious historical study of the nineteenth century's most legendary fighting General and an epic recount of his role in the two most litigious events of the American Civil War; Lee's Lost Dispatch and the Controversy at Chickamauga! This masterfully written book draws from obscurity the personality of Lee's Fighting General; providing a gripping and original study of Lee's legendary "fighter from way back" while invoking vivid memories of our nation's bloody and fratricidal civil war. The sounds of clashing bayonets, thunderous cannonades and withering volleys of musketry echo thunderously through this brilliant motif, recounting with great specificity and historical accuracy the events of a bygone era - when legendary men as Robert E. Lee, ole "Pete" Longstreet and D. H. Hill, facing insurmountable odds, gallantly responded to the echo of a distant bugle and "charged" into history's desperate and sanguinary civil war battles. "A must read for every serious student of civil war & military history." This captivating motif immerses the reader in a suspense-filled drama that rivals even the greatest Civil War literary novels of fiction, yet its compelling narrative is told with such historical precision and specificity that it stands noteworthy of higher level institutional study of war. Beautifully illustrated and comprehensively researched from the official archives of both armies, the events of a bygone era are validated with historical precision and accuracy as the Fighting General's namesake recounts his iconic life from cradle to grave. So fix bayonet, load your musket, move at the double quick and charge into history with "Lee's Fighting General!"
Book Synopsis Glory Enough for All by : Duane Schultz
Download or read book Glory Enough for All written by Duane Schultz and published by Saint Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Fighting for Atlanta by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book Fighting for Atlanta written by Earl J. Hess and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Grant & Lee by : John Frederick Charles Fuller
Download or read book Grant & Lee written by John Frederick Charles Fuller and published by SPA Books, Limited (UK). This book was released on 1992 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grant Vs. Lee written by Wayne Vansant and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Grant vs. Lee, graphic novel author and artist Wayne Vansant narrates the story of the two greatest generals during the last year of the Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee. In many ways, the campaigns these two led against each other in 1864-65 represented the beginning of modern warfare--the era of the strategic and gentleman amateur was over.
Book Synopsis Lee and Grant at Appomattox by : MacKinlay Kantor
Download or read book Lee and Grant at Appomattox written by MacKinlay Kantor and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a Pulitzer Prize winner comes the story of an unforgettable moment in American history: the historic meeting between General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant that ended the Civil War. MacKinlay Kantor captures all the emotions and the details of those few days: the aristocratic Lee’s feeling of resignation; Grant’s crippling headaches; and Lee’s request--which Grant generously allowed--to permit his soldiers to keep their horses so they could plant crops for food.
Download or read book Grant Vs. Lee written by and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grant vs. Lee is a gripping graphic portrayal of the two greatest generals during the last year of the Civil War, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, as well as the men who served under them.
Book Synopsis The Young Lions by : James Lee Conrad
Download or read book The Young Lions written by James Lee Conrad and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the South’s four major military colleges—the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), the South Carolina Military Academy (later The Citadel), the Georgia Military Institute, and the University of Alabama—The Young Lions is the story of young Confederate military cadets at war. From the opening of VMI in 1839 through the struggles of all the schools to remain open during the war, the death of Stonewall Jackson (a VMI professor), and the Pyrrhic victory of the Battle of New Market to the burning of the University of Alabama in 1865, this book reveals the everyday dramatic actions of cadets on battlefield and beyond.
Book Synopsis The Civil War in the West by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book The Civil War in the West written by Earl J. Hess and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western theater of the Civil War, rich in agricultural resources and manpower and home to a large number of slaves, stretched 600 miles north to south and 450 miles east to west from the Appalachians to the Mississippi. If the South lost the West, there would be little hope of preserving the Confederacy. Earl J. Hess's comprehensive study of how Federal forces conquered and held the West examines the geographical difficulties of conducting campaigns in a vast land, as well as the toll irregular warfare took on soldiers and civilians alike. Hess balances a thorough knowledge of the battle lines with a deep understanding of what was happening within the occupied territories. In addition to a mastery of logistics, Union victory hinged on making use of black manpower and developing policies for controlling constant unrest while winning campaigns. Effective use of technology, superior resource management, and an aggressive confidence went hand in hand with Federal success on the battlefield. In the end, Confederates did not have the manpower, supplies, transportation potential, or leadership to counter Union initiatives in this critical arena.
Book Synopsis The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns by : Steven E. Sodergren
Download or read book The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns written by Steven E. Sodergren and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final year of the Civil War witnessed a profound transformation in the practice of modern warfare, a shift that produced unprecedented consequences for the soldiers fighting on the front lines. In The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns, Steven E. Sodergren examines the transition to trench warfare, the lengthy campaigns of attrition that resulted, and how these seemingly grim new realities affected the mindset and morale of Union soldiers. The 1864 Overland Campaign created tremendous physical and emotional suffering for the men of the Army of the Potomac as they faced a remarkable increase in the level and frequency of combat. By the end of this critical series of battles, surviving Union soldiers began to express considerable doubt in their cause and their leaders, as evidenced by widespread demoralization and the rising number of men deserting and disobeying orders. Yet, while the Petersburg campaign that followed further exposed the Army of the Potomac to the horrors of trench warfare, it proved both physically and psychologically regenerative. Comprehending that the extensive fortification network surrounding them benefitted their survival, soldiers quickly adjusted to life in the trenches despite the harsh conditions. The army’s static position allowed the Union logistical structure to supply the front lines with much-needed resources like food and mail—even a few luxuries. The elevated morale that resulted, combined with the reelection of Abraham Lincoln in November 1864 and the increasing number of deserters from the Confederate lines, only confirmed the growing belief among the soldiers in the trenches that Union victory was inevitable. Taken together, these aspects of the Petersburg experience mitigated the negative effects of trench warfare and allowed men to adapt more easily to their new world of combat. Sodergren explores the many factors that enabled the Army of the Potomac to endure the brutal physical conditions of trench warfare and emerge with a renewed sense of purpose as fighting resumed on the open battlefield in 1865. Drawing from soldiers’ letters and diaries, official military correspondence, and court-martial records, he paints a vivid picture of the daily lives of Union soldiers as they witnessed the beginnings of a profound shift in the way the world imagined and waged large-scale warfare.
Book Synopsis The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat by : Earl J. Hess
Download or read book The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat written by Earl J. Hess and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War. Many contemporaries were impressed with the new weapon's increased range of 500 yards, compared to the smoothbore musket's range of 100 yards, and assumed that the rifle was a major factor in prolonging the Civil War. Historians have also assumed that the weapon dramatically increased casualty rates, made decisive victories rare, and relegated cavalry and artillery to far lesser roles than they played in smoothbore battles. Hess presents a completely new assessment of the rifle musket, contending that its impact was much more limited than previously supposed and was confined primarily to marginal operations such as skirmishing and sniping. He argues further that its potential to alter battle line operations was virtually nullified by inadequate training, soldiers' preference for short-range firing, and the difficulty of seeing the enemy at a distance. He notes that bullets fired from the new musket followed a parabolic trajectory unlike those fired from smoothbores; at mid-range, those rifle balls flew well above the enemy, creating two killing zones between which troops could operate untouched. He also presents the most complete discussion to date of the development of skirmishing and sniping in the Civil War. Drawing upon the observations and reflections of the soldiers themselves, Hess offers the most compelling argument yet made regarding the actual use of the rifle musket and its influence on Civil War combat. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, his book will be of special interest to Civil War scholars, buffs, re-enactors, and gun enthusiasts alike.
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Book Synopsis The Greatest Civil War Battles by : Charles River Charles River Editors
Download or read book The Greatest Civil War Battles written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures of the battle's important generals. *Includes several maps of the battle. *Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Every corpse I saw was as black as coal. It was not possible to remove them. They were buried where they fell. ... I saw no live man lying on this ground. The wounded must have suffered horribly before death relieved them, lying there exposed to the blazing southern sun o' days, and being eaten alive by beetles o' nights." - Frank Wilkeson, Union artillery officer The Overland Campaign that pitted Robert E. Lee against Ulysses S. Grant is one of the most famous campaigns of the Civil War, and May 1864 witnessed the Civil War's greatest chess match as Lee skillfully blocked Grant's attempts to destroy the Army of Northern Virginia only to watch his tenacious opponent keep advancing south toward Richmond. Lee and Grant fought to a standstill in the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and along the North Anna, inflicting about 30,000 casualties on each other's armies. By the time the two armies reached Cold Harbor near the end of May 1864, Grant incorrectly thought that Lee's army was on the verge of collapse. Though his frontal assaults had failed spectacularly at places like Vicksburg, Grant believed that Lee's army was on the ropes and could be knocked out with a strong attack. The problem was that Lee's men were now masterful at quickly constructing defensive fortifications, including earthworks and trenches that made their positions impregnable. While Civil War generals kept employing Napoleonic tactics, Civil War soldiers were building the types of defensive works that would be the harbinger of World War I's trench warfare. On June 3, 1864, sensing he could break Lee's army, Grant ordered a full out assault at dawn in the hopes of catching the rebels before they could fully entrench. Although the story of Union soldiers pinning their names on the back of their uniforms in anticipation of death at Cold Harbor is apocryphal, the frontal assault on June 3 inflicted thousands of Union casualties in about half an hour. In just minutes, 7,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded as 30,000 Confederate soldiers successfully held the line against 50,000 Union troops, losing just 1,500 men in the process. With another 12,000-15,000 casualties suffered at Cold Harbor, Grant had suffered about as many casualties in a month as Lee had in his entire army at the start of the campaign. Grant later admitted, "I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made...No advantage whatever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained." But even though Cold Harbor is remembered almost solely for that futile charge, the armies were in that vicinity for nearly 2 weeks, and most importantly, Lee once again failed to stop Grant's advance. Grant's casualties may have stunned Americans in 1864, but Cold Harbor would be the last major battle of the Overland Campaign because Grant would reach his objective by stealing a march on Lee to cross the James River, beginning the actions that would lead to the siege of Petersburg. The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Cold Harbor comprehensively covers the campaign and the events that led up to the battle, the fighting itself, and the aftermath of the battle. Accounts of the battle by important participants are also included, along with maps of the battle and pictures of important people, places, and events. You will learn about the Battle of Cold Harbor like you never have before, in no time at all.
Download or read book Cold Harbor written by Gordon C. Rhea and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gordon Rhea's gripping fourth volume on the spring 1864 campaign-which pitted Ulysses S. Grant against Robert E. Lee for the first time in the Civil War-vividly re-creates the battles and maneuvers from the stalemate on the North Anna River through the Cold Harbor offensive. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864 showcases Rhea's tenacious research which elicits stunning new facts from the records of a phase oddly ignored or mythologized by historians. In clear and profuse tactical detail, Rhea tracks the remarkable events of those nine days, giving a surprising new interpretation of.
