Swim, Surrender or Die: The Union Army at the Battle Ball's Bluff

by Mark R. Brewer

The war was still new. Soldiers on both sides had much to learn about fighting and killing. The Union volunteers who fought at the Battle of Ball's Bluff had never "seen the elephant"-that is, they had never been in battle. They saw war as all glory and honor, and if death and wounds occurred, they would happen to someone else. Ball's Bluff taught them otherwise. It was a small battle that had little or no effect on the overall military picture. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1796011827
• ISBN13: 9781796011821
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"