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A Fire In The Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

Author: John Reeves.

A Fire In The Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

Author: John Reeves.

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Item #: D23286
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2021
Publisher: Pegasus
ISBN: 9781643137001
In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he would lose the November election, and his successor might very well abandon the effort to save the Union. Putting the aggressive Ulysses S. Grant in command, the desperate president sent him up against Robert E. Lee, who had proven more than a match for every Yankee general thus far. Telling the story o... More
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In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he would lose the November election, and his successor might very well abandon the effort to save the Union. Putting the aggressive Ulysses S. Grant in command, the desperate president sent him up against Robert E. Lee, who had proven more than a match for every Yankee general thus far. Telling the story of their first clash, John Reeves depicts the brutality and horror of the Battle of the Wilderness, explaining how Grant—despite sustaining appalling casualties—put Lee and his troops permanently on the defensive.


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