ISBN10: 0807823341, ISBN13: 9780807823347, [publisher: University of North Carolina Press, The] Hardcover University of North Carolina Press, The Historical Books (The University of North Carolina Press) Wilderness Campaign, The (VG+/NM) (remainder mark)Manufacturer: University of North Carolina Press, TheProduct Line: Historical Books (The University of North Carolina Press)Type: HardcoverCopyright Date: 1997Author: Gary W. GallagherPage Count: 284Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+/NM - remainder mark. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description:In the spring of 1864, in the vast Virginia scrub forest known as the Wilderness, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee first met in battle. The Wilderness campaign of May 5-6 initiated an epic confrontation between these two Civil War commanders--one that would finally end, eleven months later, with Lee's surrender at Appomattox.The eight essays here assembled explore aspects of the background, conduct, and repercussions of the fighting in the Wilderness. Through an often-revisionist lens, contributors to this volume focus on topics such as civilian expectations for the campaign, morale in the two armies, and the generalship of Lee, Grant, Philip H. Sheridan, Richard S. Ewell, ...