Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battlefields
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Self-guide Tour of Fort Harrison
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battlefields
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battlefields
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Richmond National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Richmond National Battlefield Park (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Fort Harrison
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Harrison, Battle of, Va., 1864
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Harrison, Battle of, Va., 1864
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Battle of Fort Harrison
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Harrison, Battle of, Va., 1864
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Harrison, Battle of, Va., 1864
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Richmond Redeemed
Author: Richard Sommers
Publisher: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 1611212111
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
Richmond Redeemed pioneered study of Civil War Petersburg. The original (and long out of print) award-winning 1981 edition conveyed an epic narrative of crucial military operations in early autumn 1864 that had gone unrecognized for more than 100 years. Readers will rejoice that Richard J. SommersÕs masterpiece, in a revised Sesquicentennial edition, is once again available. This monumental study focuses on GrantÕs Fifth Offensive (September 29 Ð October 2, 1864), primarily the Battles of ChaffinÕs Bluff (Fort Harrison) and Poplar Spring Church (PeeblesÕ Farm). The Union attack north of the James River at ChaffinÕs Bluff broke through RichmondÕs defenses and gave Federals their greatest opportunity to capture the Confederate capital. The corresponding fighting outside Petersburg at Poplar Spring Church so threatened Southern supply lines that General Lee considered abandoning his Petersburg rail center six months before actually doing so. Yet hard fighting and skillful generalship saved both cities. This book provides thrilling narrative of opportunities gained and lost, of courageous attack and desperate defense, of incredible bravery by Union and Confederate soldiers from 28 states, Maine to Texas. Fierce fighting by four Black brigades earned their soldiers thirteen Medals of Honor and marked ChaffinÕs Bluff as the biggest, bloodiest battle for Blacks in the whole Civil War. In addition to his focused tactical lens, Dr. Sommers offers rich analysis of the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and their senior subordinates, Benjamin Butler, George G. Meade, Richard S. Ewell, and A. P. Hill. The richly layered prose of Richmond Redeemed, undergirded by thousands of manuscript and printed primary accounts from more than 100 archives, has been enhanced for this Sesquicentennial Edition with new research, new writing, and most of all new thinking. Teaching future strategic leaders of American and allied armed forces in the Army War College, conversing with fellow Civil War scholars, addressing Civil War audiences across the nation, and reflecting on prior assessments over the last 33 years have stimulated in the author new perspectives and new insights. He has interwoven them throughout the book. His new analysis brings new dimensions to this new edition. Dr. Sommers was widely praised for his achievement. In addition to being a selection of the History Book Club, the National Historical Society awarded him the Bell Wiley Prize as the best Civil War book for 1981-82. Reviewers hailed it as Òa book that still towers among Civil War campaign studiesÓ and Òa model tactical study [that] takes on deeper meaning . . . without sacrificing the human drama and horror of combat.Ó Complete with maps, photos, a full bibliography, and index, Richmond Redeemed is modeled for a new generation of readers, enthusiasts, and Civil War buffs and scholars, all of whom will welcome and benefit from exploring how, 150 years ago, Richmond was redeemed.
Publisher: Savas Beatie
ISBN: 1611212111
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
Richmond Redeemed pioneered study of Civil War Petersburg. The original (and long out of print) award-winning 1981 edition conveyed an epic narrative of crucial military operations in early autumn 1864 that had gone unrecognized for more than 100 years. Readers will rejoice that Richard J. SommersÕs masterpiece, in a revised Sesquicentennial edition, is once again available. This monumental study focuses on GrantÕs Fifth Offensive (September 29 Ð October 2, 1864), primarily the Battles of ChaffinÕs Bluff (Fort Harrison) and Poplar Spring Church (PeeblesÕ Farm). The Union attack north of the James River at ChaffinÕs Bluff broke through RichmondÕs defenses and gave Federals their greatest opportunity to capture the Confederate capital. The corresponding fighting outside Petersburg at Poplar Spring Church so threatened Southern supply lines that General Lee considered abandoning his Petersburg rail center six months before actually doing so. Yet hard fighting and skillful generalship saved both cities. This book provides thrilling narrative of opportunities gained and lost, of courageous attack and desperate defense, of incredible bravery by Union and Confederate soldiers from 28 states, Maine to Texas. Fierce fighting by four Black brigades earned their soldiers thirteen Medals of Honor and marked ChaffinÕs Bluff as the biggest, bloodiest battle for Blacks in the whole Civil War. In addition to his focused tactical lens, Dr. Sommers offers rich analysis of the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and their senior subordinates, Benjamin Butler, George G. Meade, Richard S. Ewell, and A. P. Hill. The richly layered prose of Richmond Redeemed, undergirded by thousands of manuscript and printed primary accounts from more than 100 archives, has been enhanced for this Sesquicentennial Edition with new research, new writing, and most of all new thinking. Teaching future strategic leaders of American and allied armed forces in the Army War College, conversing with fellow Civil War scholars, addressing Civil War audiences across the nation, and reflecting on prior assessments over the last 33 years have stimulated in the author new perspectives and new insights. He has interwoven them throughout the book. His new analysis brings new dimensions to this new edition. Dr. Sommers was widely praised for his achievement. In addition to being a selection of the History Book Club, the National Historical Society awarded him the Bell Wiley Prize as the best Civil War book for 1981-82. Reviewers hailed it as Òa book that still towers among Civil War campaign studiesÓ and Òa model tactical study [that] takes on deeper meaning . . . without sacrificing the human drama and horror of combat.Ó Complete with maps, photos, a full bibliography, and index, Richmond Redeemed is modeled for a new generation of readers, enthusiasts, and Civil War buffs and scholars, all of whom will welcome and benefit from exploring how, 150 years ago, Richmond was redeemed.
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
Author: United States. National Park Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Richmond (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Richmond (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Richmond Battlefields: A History and Guide to Richmond National Battlefield Park
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
An Educational Guide to the National Park System
Author: Carol Smallwood
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810821378
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
A guide to the unique resources available from 327 national park system facilities.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810821378
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
A guide to the unique resources available from 327 national park system facilities.