On July 26, 1864, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock's corps and three cavalry divisions under Philip H. Sheridan crossed to the north side of the James River at the Deep Bottom bridgehead. What was supposed to be a raid on Confederate railroads and possibly even a breakthrough to the Confederate capital of Richmond turned into a bloody skirmish. Richard H. Anderson's Confederate forces prevented a Union victory, but only at a great cost. Robert E. Lee was forced to move half his army from the key fortifications at Petersburg in response. Petersburg was all the more vulnerable for Grant's ne... Read More
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On July 26, 1864, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock's corps and three cavalry divisions under Philip H. Sheridan crossed to the north side of the James River at the Deep Bottom bridgehead. What was supposed to be a raid on Confederate railroads and possibly even a breakthrough to the Confederate capital of Richmond turned into a bloody skirmish. Richard H. Anderson's Confederate forces prevented a Union victory, but only at a great cost. Robert E. Lee was forced to move half his army from the key fortifications at Petersburg in response. Petersburg was all the more vulnerable for Grant's ne... Read More
On July 26, 1864, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock's corps and three cavalry divisions under Philip H. Sheridan crossed to the north side of the James River at the Deep Bottom bridgehead. What was supposed to be a raid on Confederate railroads and possibly even a breakthrough to the Confederate capital of Richmond turned into a bloody skirmish. Richard H. Anderson's Confederate forces prevented a Union victory, but only at a great cost. Robert E. Lee was forced to move half his army from the key fortifications at Petersburg in response. Petersburg was all the more vulnerable for Grant's next move, the infamous Battle of the Crater. Including newly constructed maps from Steven Stanley and a foreword from fellow Civil War scholar Hampton Newsome, this title is the definitive account of an often-overlooked battle. Join author and historian James S. Price as he recounts a pivotal moment in the Petersburg Campaign and the close of the war.
Details
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Civil War Series
Publication Date: 30th September 2014
State: Virginia
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781609495411
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
James S. Price is a historian, blogger and educator. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he has dedicated his life to the study of the American Civil War and has worked at many Civil War sites including Petersburg National Battlefield, Pamplin Historical Park and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. He received his bachelor of arts in history from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005 and his master of arts in military history from Norwich University in 2009. Hampton Newsome is an attorney who lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is the author of Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864" and is an editor of "Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard and His Fellow Veterans." He blogs about the Civil War at: http://hamptonnewsome.blogspot.com/"
On July 26, 1864, Union general Winfield Scott Hancock's corps and three cavalry divisions under Philip H. Sheridan crossed to the north side of the James River at the Deep Bottom bridgehead. What was supposed to be a raid on Confederate railroads and possibly even a breakthrough to the Confederate capital of Richmond turned into a bloody skirmish. Richard H. Anderson's Confederate forces prevented a Union victory, but only at a great cost. Robert E. Lee was forced to move half his army from the key fortifications at Petersburg in response. Petersburg was all the more vulnerable for Grant's next move, the infamous Battle of the Crater. Including newly constructed maps from Steven Stanley and a foreword from fellow Civil War scholar Hampton Newsome, this title is the definitive account of an often-overlooked battle. Join author and historian James S. Price as he recounts a pivotal moment in the Petersburg Campaign and the close of the war.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Civil War Series
Publication Date: 30th September 2014
State: Virginia
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781609495411
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
James S. Price is a historian, blogger and educator. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he has dedicated his life to the study of the American Civil War and has worked at many Civil War sites including Petersburg National Battlefield, Pamplin Historical Park and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. He received his bachelor of arts in history from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005 and his master of arts in military history from Norwich University in 2009. Hampton Newsome is an attorney who lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is the author of Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864" and is an editor of "Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard and His Fellow Veterans." He blogs about the Civil War at: http://hamptonnewsome.blogspot.com/"
