Cold Harbor to the Crater: The End of the Overland Campaign

Cold Harbor to the Crater: The End of the Overland Campaign (Military Campaigns of the Civil War)

Between the end of May and the beginning of August 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee oversaw the transition between the Overland campaignâ€”a remarkable saga of maneuvering and brutal combatâ€”and what became a grueling siege of Petersburg that many months later compelled Confederates to abandon Richmond. Although many historians have marked Grant's crossing of the James River on June 12â€“15 as the close of the Overland campaign, this volume interprets the fighting from Cold Harbor on June 1â€“3 through the battle of the Crater on July 30 as the last phase of an operation that could have ended without a prolonged siege. The contributors assess the campaign from a variety of perspectives, examining strategy and tactics, the performances of key commanders on each side, the centrality of field fortifications, political repercussions in the United States and the Confederacy, the experiences of civilians caught in the path of the armies, and how the famous battle of the Crater has resonated in historical memory. As a group, the essays highlight the important connections between the home front and the battlefield, showing some of the ways in which military and nonmilitary affairs played off and influenced one another.

Contributors include Keith S. Bohannon, Stephen Cushman, M. Keith Harris, Robert E. L. Krick, Kevin M. Levin, Kathryn Shively Meier, Gordon C. Rhea, and Joan Waugh.
Country USA
Brand University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer The University of North Carolina Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781469625331
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781469625331
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer	The University of North Carolina Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781469625331
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781469625331
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Cold Harbor to the Crater: The End of the Overland Campaign (Military Campaigns of the Civil War)

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