Overview

Lasting from June 1864 through April 1865, the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign was the longest of the Civil War, dwarfing even the Atlanta and Vicksburg campaigns in its scope and complexity. This compact yet comprehensive guide allows armchair historian and battlefield visitor alike to follow the campaign’s course, with a clear view of its multi-faceted strategic, operation, tactical and human dimensions. A concise, single-volume collection of official reports and personal accounts, the guide is organised in one-day and multi-day itineraries that take the reader to all the battlefields of the campaign, some of which have never before been interpreted and described for the visitor so extensively. Comprehensive campaign and battle maps reflect troop movements, historical terrain features and modern roads for ease of understanding and navigation. A uniquely useful resource for the military enthusiast and the battlefield traveller, this is the essential guide for anyone hoping to see the historic landscape and the human face of this most decisive campaign of the Civil War.

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A much needed edition on the final campaign to capture Richmond and Petersburg. This book brings together the events on both sides of the James River enabling readers to understand this very complex and prolonged military event. Chris Bryce, Chief of Interpretation, Petersburg National Battlefield

Civil War battlefield stompers will want to pick this one up, and just in time for the 150th anniversary of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign. -- Beyond the Crater

This is a marvelous guidebook, bringing clarity and order to the complex bloody ten month decisive campaign from June 1864 to April 1865. It is highly recommended . . . for any student of the Civil War who desires to learn and understand the decisive, ending campaign of the War. -- Blue & Gray Magazine

Author Information

Charles R. Bowery Jr. is an officer in the U.S. Army who has taught Civil War history at West Point, led tours of Civil War battlefield sites and authored Lee and Grant: Profiles in Leadership from the Battlefields of Virginia. Ethan S. Rafuse is a professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He is the author, editor or coeditor of nine books, including McClellan’s War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union and Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865.

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