Language: English
Published by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina / London, England, 1999
ISBN 10: 0807858943 ISBN 13: 9780807858943
Seller: Andover Books and Antiquities, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very good condition. xv, 335 pp. Military Campaigns of the Civil War. Softcover. LCC: 9837086.
Language: English
Published by Chapel Hill, NC and London: The University of North Carolina Press [UNC Press], 1997., 1997
ISBN 10: 0807823341 ISBN 13: 9780807823347
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First printing (per publisher's number line upon copyright page) SIGNED BY EDITOR GARY. W. GALLAGHER. xviii, 283 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; short surface scratch at rear panel's lower right; slight curling/bumping at top of front panel; no printed price on dj's front flap. Black cloth with bold white stamped lettering to spine. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with Gallagher's ink signature upon the title page. Features eight essays examining different aspects of the Battle of the Wilderness which lead to General Robert E. Lee's surrender and the end of the American Civil War: "Great Expectations: Ulysses S. Grant, the Northern Press, and the Opening of the Wilderness Campaign" by Brooks D. Simpson; "Our Hearts Are Full of Hope: The Army of Northern Virginia in the Spring of 1864" by Gary W. Gallagher; "I Dread the Spring: The Army of the Potomac Prepares for the Overland Campaign" by John J. Hennessy; "Union Cavalry in the Wilderness: The Education of Philip H. Sheridan and James H. Wilson" by Gordon C. Rhea; "Escaping the Shadow of Gettysburg: Richard S. Ewell and Ambrose Powell Hill at the Wilderness" by Peter S. Carmichael; "'Lee to the Rear,' the Texans Cried" by Robert K. Krick; "The Other Grant: Lewis A. Grant and the Vermont Brigade in the Battle of the Wilderness" by Carol Reardon; and "Like a Duck on a June Bug: James Longstreet's Flank Attack, May 6, 1864" by Robert E.L. Krick. Also with Introduction, b/w illustrations including several maps; Bibliographical Essay, Contributors, and Index. ISBN 0807823341.