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The Battle Of Hanover Court House

Turning Point Of The Peninsula Campaign, May 27, 1862

by Michael C. Hardy
language: english
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, November of 2011 ‧
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After a year of fighting, armies on both sides of the American Civil War had abandoned their early optimism regarding a swift conclusion. Beset by military and political pressures, General George B. McClellan committed his Army of the Potomac to the Peninsula Campaign, with the ultimate goal of capturing Richmond and destroying the surrounding Confederates. Hampered by Lincoln's demand for troops to protect Washington, a limited Union Army engaged Confederate forces in a series of engagements in and around the community of Hanover Court House, Virginia, eventually forcing a Confederate retreat but missing the critical opportunity to press on and capture Richmond. It was an opportunity that would never come again, leading to three more years of protracted conflict, the rise of Robert E. Lee as Confederate commander, and a missed chance that haunted McClellan for the rest of his life.

The Battle Of Hanover Court House

Turning Point Of The Peninsula Campaign, May 27, 1862

by Michael C. Hardy

Property Description
ISBN: 9780786469208
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Release Date: November of 2011
Language: English
Dimensions: 178 x 254 x 20 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 213
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > History > History of America
EAN: 9780786469208