Grant and Lee : victorious American and vanquished Virginian / Edward H. Bonekemper, III.
Bonekemper, Edward H.
2008
E470 .B677 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Grant and Lee : victorious American and vanquished Virginian / Edward H. Bonekemper, III.
Author Bonekemper, Edward H.
ISBN 9780313349713 (alk. paper)
0313349711 (alk. paper)
Imprint Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Language English
Description xx, 436 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number E470 .B677 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 973.7
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction : Why Grant won and Lee lost
Tough beginnings and Mexican War experience
1861: open and closed doors to Civil War command
Late 1861/early 1862: Lee's first loss and Grant's early victories
March-June 1862: Grant wins at Shiloh while Lee stymies McClellan
1862-63: Lee conducts a costly offensive while Grant aims for Vicksburg
May-July 1863: Lee loses Gettysburg as Grant captures Vicksburg
Autumn 1863: Lee lends an assist as Grant saves Chattanooga and a Union army
Early 1864: both generals prepare for confrontation
Spring 1864: Grant attacks and besieges Lee
Late 1864: Grant and Sherman move toward victory
Early 1865: Lee surrenders to Grant
A comparison of Grant and Lee
Appendix 1 : Casualties in Grant's battles and campaigns
Appendix 2 : Casualties in Lee's battles and campaigns.

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