Senin, 30 April 2018

CWT Book Review: Fighting for Defeat

Fighting for Defeat: Union Military Failure in the East, 1861-1865 By Michael C.C. Adams In December 1862, on the muddy banks of the Rappahannock River, a semi-literate soldier from Indiana became convinced that the Union Army was powerless to end the rebellion. The Army of the Potomac’s shattering defeat at Fredericksburg, the soldier wrote home …

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