Seizing Destiny: The Army of the Potomac's Valley Forge and the Civil War Winter That Saved the Union

by Chris Macowski, Albert Conner Jr., Chris Mackowski PhD

FINALIST, 2017, RICHARD HARWELL AWARD, GIVEN BY THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF ATLANTA

"Depression. Desertion. Disease. The Army of the Potomac faced a trio of unrelenting enemies during the winter of 1863. Following the catastrophic defeat at the battle of Fredericksburg in December of 1862, the army settled into winter quarters--and despair settled into the army. Morale sank to its lowest level of the war while desertions reached an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611211565
• ISBN13: 9781611211566
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"