Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Jack E. Schairer
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780786435555

ISBN 10:   0786435550
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   14 October 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      1. Introduction      2. Lee Was an Audacious Man      3. Plans to Capture Washington and Point Lookout      4. Trevilian Station      5. General Hunter Fails to Move in the Shenandoah Valley as Directed      6. Lee’s Bold Plan, Phase I      7. Early’s Fateful Decision      8. Washington’s Defenses Undermanned      9. Point Lookout Prison Camp Vulnerable to Attack      10. Early Tarries on the Upper Potomac      11. A Lack of Shoes Causes Delay      12. Grant Fails to Meet Early’s Threat      13. Early Hindered by Lack of Cooperation with Mosby      14. Washington’s Defenses Depleted by Removal of Troops to Maryland Heights      15. Seaborne Attack on Point Lookout in Conjunction with Early’s Forces Called Off      16. Wallace Aggressively Contests Early’s Move to Frederick      17. General Ransom Costs Early Time      18. Hunter and Howe Fail to Move to Threaten Early      19. Confederates Fail to Secure Bridge at Monocacy Junction      20. Early Delayed by Battle of the Monocacy      21. Johnson-Gilmor Raid Toward Baltimore and Point Lookout      22. Wallace’s Retreat to Baltimore Aids Early’s Advance on Washington      23. Hot Weather Slows Early’s Move on Washington      24. Early Loses Opportunity to Enter Washington at Fort Stevens      25. Veteran Reserve Troops and Convalescing Officers Help Defend Washington      26. Quartermaster Employees Serve in Washington’s Defense      27. Lack of Intelligence on Washington Defenses Handicaps Early      28. Actions at the Blair Mansions a Minor Factor in Early’s Failure to Enter Washington      29. McCook’s Force Outside Fort Stevens Deters Early’s Assault      30. Convalescing Union Troops Help Defend Washington      31. Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens      32. Foreign Recognition of the Confederacy and Lincoln’s Problematic Reelection      33. Epilogue: Early Reconsidered      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

Author Information

Retired attorney Jack E. Schairer lives near Madison, Wisconsin. In addition to professional articles, his previous work includes a novel and a book of poetry.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions