The Passing of Armies

Posted on 27 December 2018 by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

A member of the Fifth Corps recounts the dramatic final acts of the Civil War, describing Sheridan s rise, Warren s fall, and the slow, inexorable stalking of Lee s forces across the battle scarred countryside. Download The Passing of Armies – kino-fada.fr This book must be read if only for the chapters concerning the surrender at Appomattox and the final review of the Army of the Potomac through Washington DC.Some of the battles were difficult to picture without maps but overall this was a fascinating book I would highly recommend this to anybodyFantastic account of the final two weeks of the Civil War, written by an improbable scholar turned war hero, a Bowdoin College professor who just might have single handedly saved the Union Well, there is plenty of credit to go around, but his bravery and modesty were unquestioned I am fascinated by the end game of the Civil War, and Gene...This review concerns the Kindle edition of Chamberlain s memoirs it is a fine example of the weakness of the Kindle to display maps, diagrams, images A reader would be better served finding a print edition of this book there are only two images in the Kindle edition, one of Chamberlain as a young colonel and one in old age he would live until 1914 There are no maps Chamberlain s description of two key battles preceding Appomattox, the battles of White Oak Road and F...General Joshua Chamberlain was a professor of literature at Bowdoin University in Maine in 1861 when the Civil War broke out In 1862 he requested leave to travel to Europe for study, and when he was granted his leave, he promptly went to Augusta to volunteer with the Maine contingent of the Union army He would serve for 3 1 2 years with 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac and saw action at Gettysburg, where he won the Medal of Honor, and in several battles at the end of the war.This book is an acco General Joshua Chamberlain was a professor of literature at Bowdoin University in Maine in 1861 when the Civil War broke out In 1862 he requested leave to travel to Europe for study, and when he was granted his leave, he promptly went to Augusta to volunteer...If you are a Civil War buff you understand what Gettysburg means And if you truly understand Gettysburg then you KNOW Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Lion of Little Round Top The problem is that Gettysburg is probably ALL you know about Chamberlain, and that s a shame Because the man truly was a hero throughout the entire war and Gettysburg, believe it or not, is a minor part of his story In this book Chamberlain tells the story of the last few weeks of the war and the months after it The If you are a Civil War buff you understand what Gettysburg means And if you truly understand Gettysburg then you KNOW Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Lion of Little Round Top The problem is that Gettysburg is probably ALL you know about Chamberlain, and that s a shame Because...It s hard to decide what to say about this book Chamberlain is an amazingly poetic writer, and his prose is beautiful As an account of moving scenes the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Grand Review of the Armies, and so on this is an amazing book However, the first half of the book, in which he describes the Fifth Corps final campaign, is very hard for me to follow I m not sure how much of this is his writing style, and how much of it is my unfamiliarity with things he ass It s hard to decide what to say about this book Chamberlain is an amazingly poetic writer, and his prose is...An interesting, but sometimes laborious memoir of one of the Civil War s most compelling and interesting heroes Covering the final campaign of Grant s army through Appomattox and the final days of the army it is a must read for Civil War buffs, while the casual rea...I have read a lot of book about the civil war This book was written by one of my favorite, not very well know generals in the Union army You might want to read one of the fictional books about the battle ...A longer review will be forthcoming on my blog.Chamberlain is a good writer, but not a succinct one He will wax poetic and take far too long to make a point or tell a story That aside, the book was excel...

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27 December 2018

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain