The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864

Gordon C. Rhea

ISBN 10: 0807118737 / ISBN 13: 9780807118733

Published by Louisiana State University Press, 1994

About this Item

This is a Very Solid and attractive Civil War Hardback in Near Fine+ Condition, with a Near Fine jacket. c1994, First edition , 1st Printing (First Printing Stated) no price on jacket. Green textured spine on a mustard board. This book looks Very, very lightly Read! It is in Wonderful condition both inside and out. The cover is very bright & clean. It has nice corners and edges and Very nice spine ends. The pages are tight & bright & unmarked. The jacket is bright & clean with just a little light shelf wear, and a short scratch near the bottom cover. Nice edges and nice spine ends. No Remainder marks. thick Book! Nice Illustrations! 512 Pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #23436-825.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864
• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807118737
• ISBN 13: 9780807118733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Civil War Books

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Synopsis

Fought in a tangled forest fringing the south bank of the Rapidan River, the Battle of the Wilderness marked the initial engagement in the climactic months of the Civil War in Virginia, and the first encounter between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. In an exciting narrative, Gordon C. Rhea provides the consummate recounting of that conflict of May 5 and 6, 1864, which ended with high casualties on both sides but no clear victor. With its balanced analysis of events and people, command structures and strategies, The Battle of the Wilderness is operational history as it should be written.

About the Author

Gordon C. Rhea is also the author of Carrying the Flag: The Story of Private Charles Whilden, the Confederacy's Most Unlikely Hero; The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7--12, 1864; To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13--25, 1864, winner of the Fletcher Pratt Literary Award; and Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26--June 3, 1864, winner of the Austin Civil War Round Table's Laney Prize; and In the Footsteps of Grant and Lee: The Wilderness through Cold Harbor. He lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.