The Civil War: Fredericksburg to Meridianby Shelby Foote | |
| Category: |
"U.S. History - Military" |
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| Pages: | 966 |
| Year of Publication: | 1963 |
| Date Read: | 03/14/1990 |
| Notes: | In this dramatic second (of three) volumes, the narrative is dominated by the almost continual confrontation of great armies. For the fourth time, the Army of the Potomac attempts to take Richmond, resulting in the blood-bath at Fredericksburg; Then Joe Hooker tries again, only to be repuled at Chancellorsvill. In the West, Grant's relentless efforts against Vicksburg showed Lincoln that he has at last found his killer general. The three-day conflict at Gettysburg receives a masterly treatment. Then begins the downhill fight — Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and the start of Sherman's destruction of the South. Shelby Foote writes history with the pace and thrill of a novel. |
| My Rating: | 10 |