Lee's Last Campaign: Lee & His Men Against Grant-1864 by Clifford Dowdey. 1st Ed

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By May 1864, General Robert E. Lee had been transformed from a young soldier into a gray-haired patriarch of the Confederate cause. As Lee struggled to keep his ragged soldiers alive, he faced pressure from two fronts. Grant s Union Army not only had superior numbers, but a steadfast infra-structure or railroads and industrialized supply routes. Lee s Last Campaign is a triumph of historic research and elegant writing. In this essential analysis of General Lee s military strategy, Dowdey follows the triumphs and tragedies of the Army of Northern Virginia as it breathed its last gasps at the end of the Civil War., In this triumph of historical research and elegant writing Clifford Dowdey follows General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia throughout the tragic final months of the Civil War. Lee's Last Campaign is a poignant examination of the soldiers, civilians, and Southern politicians who refused to give in despite facing overwhelming odds and almost three years of steady battle. By May of 1864, General Robert E. Lee had been transformed from the dark-haired Southern soldier fighting for his homeland into the gray-haired patriarch of the Confederate cause. As Lee struggled to keep his ragged soldiers alive, he faced pressure from two fronts. Grant's Union Army not only had superior numbers, but a steadfast infrastructure of railroads and industrialized supply routes. Meanwhile, a short-sighted Confederate government continued to strangle Lee with impossible restrictions and frustrating regulations. Clifford Dowdey brings the general's brilliant but ultimately futile strategies to life through vividly drawn detail and tireless research.
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Author
Clifford Dowdey
Number Of Pages
415 pages
Format
Hardback
Publication Date
1960, First Edition
Language
English
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Publication Year
1960
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