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Seven Days Battles 1862 - Lee's Defense of Richmond

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - American Civil & Revolutionary Wars

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Seven Days Battles 1862 - Lee's Defense of Richmond
Publisher
Category
Author
Angus Konstam
Publish Year
2004
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147399995
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM133
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM133

Description

When General Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy was in crisis. Lee changed all that in a brilliant, week-long campaign. On 26 June the Confederates struck, fighting two hard-fought battles in two days at Mechanicsville and Gaine's Mill. The ferocity of the Confederate assaults convinced McClellan that he was outnumbered. Unable to keep the Confederates at bay, the Union army was recalled to Washington. Despite losing a quarter of his men, Lee had saved Richmond, and inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Army of the Potomac. This book traces the course of this short yet crucial campaign.