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Controversies & commanders, dispatches from the Army of the Potomac, Stephen W. Sears

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Controversies & commanders, dispatches from the Army of the Potomac, Stephen W. Sears

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Controversies & commanders

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Stephen W. Sears

Sub title

dispatches from the Army of the Potomac

Summary

From an award-winning military historian and the bestselling author of Gettysburg, this is a wide-ranging collection of essays about the Army of the Potomac, delving into such topics as Professor Lowe's reconnaissance balloons; the court-martial of Fitz John Porter; the Lost Order at Antietam; press coverage of the war; the looting of Fredericksburg; the Mud March; the roles of volunteers, conscripts, bounty jumpers, and foreign soldiers; the notorious Gen. Dan Sickles, who shot his wife's lover outside the White House; and two generals who were much maligned: McClellan (justifiably) and Hooker (not so justifiably). This lively book follows the Army of the Potomac throughout the war, from 1861 to 1865, painting a remarkable portrait of the key incidents and personalities that influenced the course of our nation's greatest cataclysm

Target audience

adult

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Controversies and commanders

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