The Final Battles Of The Petersburg Campaign
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The Final Battles Of The Petersburg Campaign
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Author : A. Wilson Greene
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2008
The Final Battles Of The Petersburg Campaign written by A. Wilson Greene and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Petersburg (Va.) categories.
The Petersburg Campaign was what finally did it. After months of relentless conflict throughout 1864, the Confederate army led by General Robert E. Lee holed up in the Virginia city of Petersburg as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's vastly superior forces lurked nearby. The brutal fighting that took place around the city during 1864 and into 1865 decimated both armies as Grant used his manpower advantage to repeatedly smash the Confederate lines, a tactic that eventually resulted in the decisive breakthrough that ultimately doomed the Confederacy. The breakthrough and the events that led up to it are the subject of A. Wilson Greene's groundbreaking book The Final Battles of the Petersburg Campaign, a significant revision of a much-praised work first published in 2000. Surprisingly, despite Petersburg's decisive importance to the war's outcome, the campaign has received scant attention from historians. Greene's book, with its incisive analysis and compelling narrative, changes this, offering readers a rich account of the personalities and strategies that shaped the final phase of the fighting. Greene's ultimate focus on the climatic engagements of April 2, 1865, the day that Confederate control of Richmond and Petersburg was effectively ended. The book tells this story from the perspectives of the two army groups that clashed on that day: the Union Sixth Corps and the Confederate Third Corps. But Greene does more than just recount the military tactics at Petersburg; he also connects the reader intimately with how the war affected society and spotlights the soldiers, both officers and enlisted men, whose experiences defined the outcome. Thanks to his extensive research and consultation of rare source materials, Greene gives readers a vibrant perspective on the campaign that broke the Confederate spirit once and for all. A. Wilson Greene is president of Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier near Petersburg, Virginia. He also has taught at Mary Washington College and worked for sixteen years with the National Park Service.
Breaking The Backbone Of The Rebellion
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Author : A. Wilson Greene
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2000-06-21
Breaking The Backbone Of The Rebellion written by A. Wilson Greene and has been published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-21 with History categories.
This detailed account of the final battles of the Civil War siege of Petersburg covers leadership, supply, desertion, strategy and tactics, and was written by the director of the Pamplin Park Historic Site.
A Campaign Of Giants The Battle For Petersburg
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Author : A. Wilson Greene
language : en
Publisher: Civil War America
Release Date : 2018
A Campaign Of Giants The Battle For Petersburg written by A. Wilson Greene and has been published by Civil War America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. War at Our Own Doors -- 2. Our Hearts Were Filled with New Hope: Movement to Combat -- 3. My Best Achievement: June 15, 1864 -- 4. More Hard Fighting and Many More Lives Must Be Lost: June 16-17, 1864 -- 5. We Have Done All That It Is Possible for Men to Do and Must Be Resigned to the Result: June 18, 1864 -- 6. Our Work Here Progresses Slowly: Grant's Second Offensive -- 7. We Were Fortunate to Get Back at All: From White House Landing to First Reams' Station -- 8. The Most Disagreeable Human Habitation Left upon This Sin-Stricken Earth: Life in Petersburg, Summer 1864 -- 9. Strangled in Dust and Scorched in the Sun: Army Operations, Late June to Mid-July -- 10. I Have Accomplished One of the Great Things of This War: Construction of the Mine and First Deep Bottom -- 11. This Day Was the Jubilee of Fiends in Human Shape, and without Souls: The Union Attacks on July 30 -- 12. A Perfect Hell of Blood: The Confederates Regain the Crater -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
The Petersburg Campaign
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Author : Edwin Bearss
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2014-03-19
The Petersburg Campaign written by Edwin Bearss and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-19 with History categories.
The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city would not end for nine long months. This important—many would say decisive—fighting is presented by legendary Civil War author Edwin C. Bearss in The Petersburg Campaign: The Western Front Battles, September 1864 – April 1865, Volume 2, the second in a ground-breaking, two-volume compendium. Although commonly referred to as the "Siege of Petersburg," that city (as well as the Confederate capital at Richmond) was never fully isolated and the combat involved much more than static trench warfare. In fact, much of the wide-ranging fighting involved large-scale Union offensives designed to cut important roads and the five rail lines feeding Petersburg and Richmond. This volume of Bearss' study includes these major battles: - Peeble's Farm (September 29 – October 1, 1864) - Burgess Mills (October 27, 1864) - Hatcher Run (February 5 – 7, 1865) - Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865) - Five Forks Campaign (March 29 – April 1, 1865) - The Sixth Corps Breaks Lee's Petersburg Lines (April 2, 1865) Accompanying these salient chapters are original maps by Civil War cartographer Steven Stanley, together with photos and illustrations. The result is a richer and deeper understanding of the major military episodes comprising the Petersburg Campaign.
The Siege Of Petersburg
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Author : John Horn
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2014-08-19
The Siege Of Petersburg written by John Horn and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-19 with History categories.
A revised and expanded tactical study General Grant’s Fourth Offensive during the American Civil War. The nine-month siege of Petersburg was the longest continuous operation of the American Civil War. A series of large-scale Union “offensives,” grand maneuvers that triggered some of the fiercest battles of the war, broke the monotony of static trench warfare. Grant’s Fourth Offensive, August 14–25, the longest and bloodiest operation of the campaign, is the subject of John Horn’s revised and updated Sesquicentennial edition of The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August 1864. Frustrated by his inability to break through the Southern front, General Grant devised a two-punch combination strategy to sever the crucial Weldon Railroad and stretch General Lee’s lines. The plan called for Winfield Hancock’s II Corps (with X Corps) to move against Deep Bottom north of the James River to occupy Confederate attention while Warren’s V Corps, supported by elements of IX Corps, marched south and west below Petersburg toward Globe Tavern on the Weldon Railroad. The move triggered the battles of Second Deep Bottom, Globe Tavern, and Second Reams Station, bitter fighting that witnessed fierce Confederate counterattacks and additional Union operations against the railroad before Grant’s troops dug in and secured their hold on Globe Tavern. The result was nearly 15,000 killed, wounded, and missing, the severing of the railroad, and the jump-off point for what would be Grant’s Fifth Offensive in late September. Revised and updated for this special edition, Horn’s outstanding tactical battle study emphasizes the context and consequences of every action and is supported by numerous maps and grounded in hundreds of primary sources. Unlike many battle accounts, Horn puts Grant’s Fourth Offensive into its proper perspective not only in the context of the Petersburg Campaign and the war, but in the context of the history of warfare. “A superior piece of Civil War scholarship.” —Edwin C. Bearss, former Chief Historian of the National Park Service and award-winning author of The Petersburg Campaign: Volume 1, The Eastern Front Battles and Volume 2, The Western Front Battles “It’s great to have John Horn’s fine study of August 1864 combat actions (Richmond-Petersburg style) back in print; covering actions on both sides of the James River, with sections on Deep Bottom, Globe Tavern, and Reams Station. Utilizing manuscript and published sources, Horn untangles a complicated tale of plans gone awry and soldiers unexpectedly thrust into harm’s way. This new edition upgrades the maps and adds some fresh material. Good battle detail, solid analysis, and strong characterizations make this a welcome addition to the Petersburg bookshelf.” —Noah Andre Trudeau, author of The Last Citadel: Petersburg, June 1864–April 1865
The Battle Of Petersburg June 15 18 1864
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Author : Sean Michael Chick
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2015-04-01
The Battle Of Petersburg June 15 18 1864 written by Sean Michael Chick and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-01 with History categories.
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 colossal advantages. He also discusses the battle's wider context, including politics, memory, and battlefield preservation. Highlights include the role played by African American soldiers on the first day and a detailed retelling of the famed attack of the First Maine Heavy Artillery, which lost more men than any other Civil War regiment in a single battle. In addition, the book has a fresh and nuanced interpretation of the generalships of Grant, Meade, Lee, P. G. T. Beauregard, and William Farrar Smith during this critical battle.
The Petersburg Campaign
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Author : Michael Arthur Cavanaugh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Petersburg Campaign written by Michael Arthur Cavanaugh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864 categories.
In The Trenches At Petersburg
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Author : Earl J. Hess
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2011-04-01
In The Trenches At Petersburg written by Earl J. Hess and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with History categories.
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.
The Petersburg Campaign
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Author : William Glenn Robertson
language : en
Publisher: H E Howard
Release Date : 1989-01-01
The Petersburg Campaign written by William Glenn Robertson and has been published by H E Howard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with History categories.
The Petersburg Campaign The Eastern Front Battles June August 1864
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Author : Edwin C. Bearss
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Petersburg Campaign The Eastern Front Battles June August 1864 written by Edwin C. Bearss and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Petersburg (Va.) categories.
The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. This important--many would say decisive--fighting is presented by legendary Civil War author Edwin C. Bearss in this book, the first in a ground-breaking two-volume compendium.