Overview

The winter of 1862-1863 found the Union Army of the Potomac in sad shape, after bloody battles, multiple defeats, lack of adequate provisions and high desertion rates. When Major General Joseph Hooker took command, he set about revamping conditions. Instructed by President Lincoln to make the destruction of General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia the Union's top priority, Hooker mounted the Chancellorsville Campaign. Lee's aggressive battlefield manner coupled with Hooker's failure to initiate an assault led to a sound defeat by Confederate forces and left Hooker--who ultimately had only himself and his lack of initiative to blame--looking for a scapegoat. Among those Hooker attempted to hold responsible was the courageous Sixth Army Corps, Major General John Sedgwick commanding, the unit responsible for the sole Union victory of the entire campaign. This history of the battlefield engagements of the Sixth Army Corps on May 3 and 4, 1863, is compiled from contemporary accounts and a variety of postwar histories.

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Author:   Philip W. Parsons
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780786461127

ISBN 10:   0786461128
Pages:   221
Publication Date:   14 September 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Mac Wyckoff      Preface      1. “No Advance Beyond Chancellorsville...”      2. “May God Help Us and Give Us Victory”      3. Make a Demonstration      4. “The Enemy Is Fleeing...”      5. “Between Us We Will Use Him Up”      6. Forward Into Battery      7. Second Fredericksburg      8 “A Force Yet to His Front”      9. Salem Church      10. “I Find Everything Snug Here”      11. Battle for Scott’s Ford      12. “An Immediate Reply Is Indispensable...”      13. “While Such a Spirit Prevails”      Epilogue      Appendix A: The Organization of the Armies, Spring 1863      Appendix B: Emblems of Valor      Appendix C: Deeds of Valor      Appendix D: Trophies of Battle      Appendix E: Campaign Aftermath      Appendix F: Chancellorsville Campaign Timeline, April 13–May 8, 1863      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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insightful analysis...recommended...worthwhile contribution --Civil War News.

insightful analysis...recommended...worthwhile contribution --<i>Civil War News.</i>

Author Information

Philip W. Parsons is an educator in Maine State School District 22. A member of several Civil War roundtables, he lives in Hampden, Maine.

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