Author : Peter Cozzens
Release : 2010-10-01
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 896/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 6 by : Peter Cozzens
Download or read book Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 6 written by Peter Cozzens. This book was released on 2010-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sifting carefully through reports from newspapers, magazines, personal memoirs, and letters, Peter Cozzens' Volume 6 brings readers more of the best first-person accounts of marches, encampments, skirmishes, and full-blown battles, as seen by participants on both sides of the conflict. Alongside the experiences of lower-ranking officers and enlisted men are accounts from key personalities including General John Gibbon, General John C. Lee, and seven prominent generals from both sides offering views on "why the Confederacy failed." This volume includes one hundred and twenty illustrations, including sixteen previously uncollected maps of battlefields, troop movements, and fortifications.