Gordon Rhea's gripping fourth volume on the spring 1864 campaign-which pitted Ulysses S. Grant against Robert E. Lee for the first time in the Civil War-vividly re-creates the battles and maneuvers from the stalemate on the North Anna River through the Cold Harbor offensive. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864 showcases Rhea's tenacious research which elicits stunning new facts from the records of a phase oddly ignored or mythologized by historians. In clear and profuse tactical detail, Rhea tracks the remarkable events of those nine days, giving a surprising new interpretation of the famous battle that left seven thousand Union casualties and only fifteen hundred Confederate dead or wounded. Here, Grant is not a callous butcher, and Lee does not wage a perfect fight. Within the pages of Cold Harbor, Rhea separates fact from fiction in a charged, evocative narrative. He leaves readers under a moonless sky, with Grant pondering the eastward course of the James River fifteen miles south of the encamped armies.

Rhea Esq., Gordon C.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-499) and index.

In His Gripping Fourth Volume On The Spring 1864 Overland Campaign--which Pitted Ulysses S. Grant Against Robert E. Lee For The First Time In The Civil War--gordon Rhea Vividly Re-creates The Battles And Maneuvers From The North Anna Stalemate Through The Cold Harbor Offensive. Once Again Rhea's Tenacious Research Elicits Stunning New Facts From The Records Of A Phase Oddly Ignored Or Mythologized By Historians. The Cold Harbor Of These Pages Differs Sharply From The Cold Harbor Of Popular Lore. We See Grant, In One Of His Most Brilliant Moves, Pull His Army Across The North Anna River And Steal A March On Lee. In Response, Lee Sets Up A Strong Defensive Line Along Totopotomoy Creek, And The Battles Spark Across Woods And Fields Northeast Of Richmond. Their Back To The Chickahominy River And On Their Last Legs, The Rebel Troops Defiantly Face An Army-wide Assault Ordered By Grant That Extends Over Three Days. Rhea Gives A Surprising New Interpretation Of The Famous Battle That Left Seven Thousand Union Casualties And Only Fifteen Hundred Confederate Dead Or Wounded. Here, Grant Is Not A Callous Butcher, And Lee Does Not Wage A Perfect Fight. Every Imaginable Primary Source Has Been Exhausted To Unravel The Strategies, Mistakes, Gambles, And Problems With Subordinates That Preoccupied Two Exquisitely Matched Minds.--publisher Description. May 25, 1864 : Lee Deadlocks Grant On The North Anna -- May 26-27 : Grant Shifts To The Pamunkey -- May 28 : Sheridan And Hampton Meet At Haw's Shop -- May 29 : Grant Searches For Lee -- May 30 : The Armies Clash At Bethesda Church And Matadequin Creek -- May 31 : The Armies Drift Toward Cold Harbor -- June 1 : Grant And Lee Jockey For Position -- June 1 : Grant Attacks At Cold Harbor -- June 2 : Grant Misses An Opportunity -- June 3, 4:30-5:30 A.m. : Hancock, Wright, And Smith Attack At Cold Harbor -- June 3 : Lee Stalemates Grant Again. Gordon C. Rhea. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [471]-499) And Index.

xviii, 532 p. : 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-499) and index
May 25, 1864 : Lee deadlocks Grant on the North Anna -- May 26-27 : Grant shifts to the Pamunkey -- May 28 : Sheridan and Hampton meet at Haw's Shop -- May 29 : Grant searches for Lee -- May 30 : the armies clash at Bethesda Church and Matadequin Creek -- May 31 : the armies drift toward Cold Harbor -- June 1 : Grant and Lee jockey for position -- June 1 : Grant attacks at Cold Harbor -- June 2 : Grant misses an opportunity -- June 3, 4:30-5:30 a.m. : Hancock, Wright, and Smith attack at Cold Harbor -- June 3 : Lee stalemates Grant again

In his gripping fourth volume on the spring 1864 Overland campaign - which pitted Ulysses S. Grant against Robert E. Lee for the first time in the Civil War - Gordon Rhea vividly recreates the battles and manoeuvres from the North Anna stalemate through the Cold Harbor offensive.

2023-06-28