The Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18, 1864 [Hardcover] Chick, Sean Michael

Description: The Battle of Petersburg was the culmination of the Virginia Overland campaign, which pitted the Army of the Potomac, led by Ulysses S. Grant and George Gordon Meade, against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. In spite of having outmaneuvered Lee, after three days of battle in which the Confederates at Petersburg were severely outnumbered, Union forces failed to take the city, and their final, futile attack on the fourth day only added to already staggering casualties. By holding Petersburg against great odds, the Confederacy arguably won its last great strategic victory of the Civil War.In The Battle of Petersburg, June 15–18, 1864, Sean Michael Chick takes an in-depth look at an important battle often overlooked by historians and offers a new perspective on why the Army of the Potomac’s leadership, from Grant down to his corps commanders, could not win a battle in which they held colo…condition info: Has a sturdy binding with some shelf wear. May have light markings on pages.

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EAN: 9781612347127

Book Title: Battle of Petersburg, June 15-18 1864

Number of Pages: 480 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated

Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 1.6 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: History

Item Weight: 31.3 Oz

Author: Sean Michael Chick

Item Length: 9.3 in

Item Width: 6.6 in

Format: Hardcover