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Grant and Lee : victorious American and vanquished Virginian / Edward H. Bonekemper, III.

By: Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.Description: xx, 436 p. : maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0313349711 (alk. paper)
  • 9780313349713 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.7 22
LOC classification:
  • E470 .B677 2008
Contents:
Introduction : Why Grant won and Lee lost -- Tough beginnings and Mexican War experience -- 1861: open and closed doors to Civil War command -- Late 1861/early 1862: Lee's first loss and Grant's early victories -- March-June 1862: Grant wins at Shiloh while Lee stymies McClellan -- 1862-63: Lee conducts a costly offensive while Grant aims for Vicksburg -- May-July 1863: Lee loses Gettysburg as Grant captures Vicksburg -- Autumn 1863: Lee lends an assist as Grant saves Chattanooga and a Union army -- Early 1864: both generals prepare for confrontation -- Spring 1864: Grant attacks and besieges Lee -- Late 1864: Grant and Sherman move toward victory -- Early 1865: Lee surrenders to Grant -- A comparison of Grant and Lee -- Appendix 1 : Casualties in Grant's battles and campaigns -- Appendix 2 : Casualties in Lee's battles and campaigns.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks E470 .B677 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001070506

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-416) and index.

Introduction : Why Grant won and Lee lost -- Tough beginnings and Mexican War experience -- 1861: open and closed doors to Civil War command -- Late 1861/early 1862: Lee's first loss and Grant's early victories -- March-June 1862: Grant wins at Shiloh while Lee stymies McClellan -- 1862-63: Lee conducts a costly offensive while Grant aims for Vicksburg -- May-July 1863: Lee loses Gettysburg as Grant captures Vicksburg -- Autumn 1863: Lee lends an assist as Grant saves Chattanooga and a Union army -- Early 1864: both generals prepare for confrontation -- Spring 1864: Grant attacks and besieges Lee -- Late 1864: Grant and Sherman move toward victory -- Early 1865: Lee surrenders to Grant -- A comparison of Grant and Lee -- Appendix 1 : Casualties in Grant's battles and campaigns -- Appendix 2 : Casualties in Lee's battles and campaigns.

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