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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10039587744X
ISBN-139780395877449
eBay Product ID (ePID)21038310847
Product Key Features
Number of Pages640 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameChancellorsville
Publication Year1998
SubjectUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
TypeNot Available
AuthorStephen W. Sears
Subject AreaReference, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.7/34
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisThe definitive account of Robert E. Lee's Chancellorsville, one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War. Stephen W. Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous twelve-mile march around the Union army flank. Charging out of the Wilderness with Rebel yells, Jackson's troops destroyed one entire corps of the Union army. Lee's great victory came at great cost, however: Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops and died eight days later. And ironically, the momentum of Lee's greatest triumph pushed him to launch an aggressive campaign that led to his greatest defeat, at Gettysburg. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, including personal accounts by soldiers on both sides, Sears has written the authoritative book on Chancellorsville., Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Robert E. Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous march around the Union army flank. Jackson's death--accidentally shot by one of his own soldiers--is one of the many fascinating stories included in this definitive account of the battle of Chancellorsville., The definitive account of Robert E. Lee's Chancellorsville, one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War.Stephen W. Sears describes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Lee's radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous twelve-mile march around the Union army flank. Charging out of the Wilderness with Rebel yells, Jackson's troops destroyed one entire corps of the Union army. Lee's great victory came at great cost, however: Jackson was accidentally shot by his own troops and died eight days later. And ironically, the momentum of Lee's greatest triumph pushed him to launch an aggressive campaign that led to his greatest defeat, at Gettysburg. Drawing on a wealth of new sources, including personal accounts by soldiers on both sides, Sears has written the authoritative book on Chancellorsville.
LC Classification NumberE475.35
