Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864

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In the fall of 1864, the Civil War s outcome rested largely on Abraham Lincoln s success in the upcoming presidential election As the contest approached, cautious optimism buoyed the President s supporters in the wake of Union victories at Atlanta and in the Shenandoah Valley With all eyes on the upcoming election, Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant conducted a series of large scale military operations outside Richmond and Petersburg, which have, until now, received little attention.In Richmond Must Fall, Hampton Newsome examines these October battles in unprecedented scope and detail The narrative begins with one of Lee s last offensive operations of the war at the Darbytown Road on October 7, 1864, and ends with Grant s major offensive on October 27 to seize the South Side Railroad, the last open rail line into the Confederate stronghold at Petersburg The offensive would spark sharp fighting at Burgess Mill south of Petersburg and on the Williamsburg Road east of Richmond.The October 1864 operations offer important insights into the personalities and command styles of Lee and Grant, including Lee s penchant for audacity and overwhelming thirst to strike a blow against his opponent even against bitter odds and Grant s willingness to shoulder heavy responsibility in the face of great risk The narrative explores the relationships within the high command of both armies, including Grant s sometimes strained partnership with the cautious George Meade It also illustrates Grant s efforts to guide the strong willed political general Benjamin F Butler, whose steadfast support for African American troops would spark a prisoner controversy that would bring the war s underlying issues of slavery and race into bold relief For the Confederates, the month s operations illustrate Lee s necessary reliance on his key combat commanders at Petersburg, including the formidable William Mahone. Best Download [ Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864 ] author [ Hampton Newsome ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In _Richmond Must Fall_, Hampton Newsome examines Grant s Sixth Offensive against Richmond and Petersburg in detail The operation started as a feint North of the James River by Maj Gen Benjamin Butler s Army of the James coupled with an ambitious effort South of the James by the Union IX, V, and II Corps of Maj Gen George Gordon Meade s Army of the Potomac to mask Confederate forces along Hatcher s Run while at the same time destroying the South Side Railroad, vital to the supply of General In _Richmond Must Fall_, Hampton Newsome examines Grant s Sixth Offensive against Richmond and Petersburg in detail The operation started as a feint North of the James River by Maj Gen Benjamin Butler s Army of the James coupled with an ambitious effort South of t...

Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864
  • English
  • 11 December 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 447 pages
  • 160635132X
  • Hampton Newsome
  • Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864