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The sword of Lincoln : the Army of the Potomac
- Title
- The sword of Lincoln : the Army of the Potomac / Jeffry D. Wert.
- Author
- Wert, Jeffry D.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, [2005], ©2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E470.2 .W46 2005 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 559 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-534) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. "Things look very mutch like war" -- Ch. 2. Bloody sabbath at Bull Run -- Ch. 3. An army born -- Ch. 4. To the peninsula -- Ch. 5. Along the Chickahominy -- Ch. 6. "If we were defeated, the army and the country would be lost" -- Ch. 7. "McClellan has the army with him" -- Ch. 8. "Behold, a pale horse" -- Ch. 9. The army's "saddest hour" -- Ch. 10. Winter of transition -- Ch. 11. "God almighty could not prevent me from winning a victory" -- Ch. 12. "Big fight some wears ahead" -- Ch. 13. "An army of lions" -- Ch. 14. Virginia interlude -- Ch. 15. "This war is horrid" -- Ch. 16. "A sit down before the wall of Petersburg" -- Ch. 17. "I never seen a crazier set of fellows"
- ISBN
- 0743225066
- LCCN
- 2004058467
- OCLC
- ocm56592656
- SCSB-5168932
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries