"The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War. A Union assault that began at 4:30 A.M. on May 12, 1864, sparked brutal combat that lasted nearly twenty-four hours. By the predawn hours of May 13, some 17,50...

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1. Verfasser:	Wert, Jeffry D. 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:	Civil War America
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1800-1900 Schlacht Bürgerkrieg Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865 Spotsylvania, Va. USA Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 Bataille de Spotsylvania, Virg., 1864 Virginia 1864
Zusammenfassung:	"The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War. A Union assault that began at 4:30 A.M. on May 12, 1864, sparked brutal combat that lasted nearly twenty-four hours. By the predawn hours of May 13, some 17,500 officers and men from both sides had been killed, wounded, or captured when the fighting ceased. The site of the most intense clashes became forever known as the Bloody Angle. Here, renowned military historian Jeffry D. Wert draws on the personal narratives of Union and Confederate troops who survived the fight to offer a gripping story of Civil War combat at its most difficult"--
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	xiv, 288 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten 25 cm
ISBN:	9781469668420