Pictures of the battlefields and in-depth commentaries about Civil War times make these American Civl War history lessons a valuable resource.
To the Gates of Richmond charts the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, General George McClellan’s grand scheme to march up the Virginia Peninsula and take the Confederate capital. For three months McClellan battled his way toward Richmond, but then Robert E. Lee took command of the Confederate forces. In seven days, Lee drove the cautious McClellan out, thereby changing the course of the war. Intelligent and well researched, To the Gates of Richmond vividly recounts one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
512 pages, soft cover, written by Stephen W. Sears
This American civil war history book brings to life the key battles of the U.S. civil war. See pictures of US civil war battlefields and read in-depth commentary about the civil war times. |
