Bloody Promenade: Reflections on a Civil War Battle

by Stephen Cushman

Book Overview

On 5 and 6 May 1864, the Union and Confederate armies met near an unfinished railroad in central Virginia, with Lee outmanned and outgunned, hoping to force Grant to fight in the woods. The name of the battle--Wilderness--suggests the horror of combat at close quarters and an inability to see the whole field of engagement, even from a distance. Indeed, the battle is remembered for its brutality and ultimate futility for Lee: even with 26,000 casualties...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081391874X
• ISBN13: 9780813918747
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher