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Engineer assets in the Overland Campaign -- The Wilderness -- Spotsylvania, May 8-11 -- The Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania, May 12 -- Spotsylvania, May 13-20 -- Bermuda Hundred -- North Anna -- Cold Harbor, May 27-June 2 -- Attack and siege--Cold Harbor, June 3-7 -- Holding the trenches at Cold Harbor, June 7-12 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The design and construction of field fortifications in the Overland Campaign

"This comprehensive, muster-to-disbandment account of a regiment involved in Ulysses S. Grant's Overland campaign is an unusually detailed study of men at war, as well as a superb unit history. In the thick of the battles of Spotsylvania, the Wilderness and Petersburg, the 57th Massachusetts probably suffered more casualties than any other in the Army of the Potomac. Wilkinson, a long-time student of the Civil War, quotes diaries and letters in which soldiers discuss weapons, uniforms, rations, sanitation, the enemy, rumors, battles, wounds, spiritual crises, and their diminishing chances of returning home alive. One wonders if any other regiment in history contained so many articulate writers. The book includes a fresh look at the Crater incident during the Petersburg siege, in which black soldiers were massacred by Confederates. An appendix includes mini-biographies of each member of the 57th--more than 1000 men"--Publisher's weekly

The initial confrontation between Union general Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Virginia during the Overland Campaign has not until recently received the same degree of scrutiny as other Civil War battles. The first round of combat between the two renowned generals spanned about six weeks in May and early June 1864. The major skirmishes-Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor-rivaled any other key engagement in the war. While the strength and casualties in Grant's army remain uncontested, historians know much less about Lee's army. Nonetheless, the prevailing narrat

Before the battles -- The Battle of The Wilderness -- Transition to Spotsylvania Court House -- The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House -- Conclusion -- Appendix I. Battlefield guide to the critical decisions at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House -- Appendix II. Union order of battle -- Appendix II. Confederate order of battle.

Roster of the cadet battalion: p. 163-171. ; Bibliography: p. 173-187. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Cover -- Jacket Flaps -- Overview Map -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Steven E. Woodworth -- 1. The Long Lost Diary of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne / Edited by William Lee White -- 2. "The Storm Broke in All Its Fury": The Struggle for Allatoona Pass / Stewart Bennett -- 3. Errant Moves on the Chess board of War: The Battle of Spring Hill, November 29, 1864 / John R. Lundberg -- 4. The Destruction of the Army of Tennessee's Officer Corps at the Battle of Franklin / Andrew S. Bledsoe -- 5. Killing at Franklin: Anatomy of Slaughter / Jonathan M. Steplyk -- 6. A Failure to Communicate: Grant, Thomas, and the Nashville Campaign / Brooks D. Simpson -- Gallery -- 7. Where Genius Cannot Exist: The Generalship of George H. Thomas / Paul L. Schmelzer -- 8. "No More Auction Block for Me": The Fight for Freedom by the U.S. Colored Troops at the Battle of Nashville / D. L. Turner and Scott L. Stabler -- 9. A. J. Smith's Detachment in the Battle of Nashville / Steven E. Woodworth -- 10. Civilian Participants and Observers during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign / John J. Gaines -- 11. "Our Peoples Are Depressed in Spirit": Texans' Reactions to Hood's Tennessee Campaign / Charles D. Grear -- 12. What Could Have Been: Civil War Battlefield Preservation at Franklin / Timothy B. Smith -- 13. Preserving the Nashville Battlefield: The South's True Lost Cause / Jennifer M. Murray -- Contributors -- Index -- Series Statement -- Other Books in the Series -- Back Cover.

"The manuscript . was read and approved by General Shipp, and . carefully corrected by Captain Joseph R. Anderson . and has been approved by a committee of the Board of Visitors." ; "Four chapters from the forthcoming military history of the [Virginia Military] Institute." ; Illustration mounted on original cover. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Ulysses S. Grant's exploits had earned him a reputation as an offensive- minded general who was not afraid of hard fighting and made no excuses.

"The scope of this book has been determined by the War office of the United Kingdom. Its substance has been carefully selected from the writings of the most celebrated generals and the ablest military critics of the United States. I have been in this case an editor rather than an author."--Pref. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Hosford and the 44th New York are caught in the middle of the Overland Campaign. After retreating from Spotsylvania Court House, the 44th is hit by Confederates around the area of Cold Harbor. The battle lasts from May 31st to June 12th.

Series title also at head of t.-p. ; Huntington, J. F. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley, from Winchester to Port Republic. 1862.--Kennon, L. W. V. The Valley campaign of 1864 ; a military study.--Porter, C. H. Operations of Generals Sigel and Hunter in the Shenandoah Valley, May and June, 1864.-- Stevens, H. The battle of Cedar Creek.--Crowninshield, B. W. Cedar Creek.--Hamlin, A. C. Who recaptured the guns at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864?--Porter, C. H. Operations of the Fifth corps on the left, March 29, to nightfall March 31, 1865 ; Gravelly Run.--Porter, C. H. The Fifth corps at the battle of Five Forks.--Swan, W. W. The Five Forks campaign.--Stevens, H. The storming of the lines of Petersburg by the Sixth corps, April 2, 1865.--Stevens, H. The battle of Sailor's Creek.--Livermore, T. L. The generalship of the Appomattox campaign. ; Mode of access: Internet.