Chancellorsville 1863 Volume 55

Informationen zum Autor Carl Smith has had a life long fascination with many aspects of the military history of the United States. A specialist writer of many years experience, Carl has worked for several popular military magazines, and has written several volumes on the key battles of the Civil War in the Osprey Campaign series. Carl lives and works in Virginia. Klappentext Osprey's examination of the Battle of Chancellorsville (1863) of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Following the debacle of the battle of Fredricksburg in December 1862, Burnside was replaced as commander of the Army of the Potomac by General Joseph Hooker. Having reorganised the army and improved morale, he planned an attack that would take his army to Richmond and end the war. Although faced by an army twice his size, the Confederate commander Robert E. Lee split his forces: Jubal Early was left to hold off Sedgwick's Fredericksburg attack, and 'Stonewall' Jackson was sent with 26,000 men in a wide envelopment around Hooker's right flank. This title details how at dusk on May 2, Jackson's men crashed into the Federal right flank, and how stiffening Federal resistance slowed the Confederate advance the next day. Zusammenfassung An account of one of the most famous battles of the American Civil War, considered to be Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. Following the debacle of Fredricksburg in December 1862, General Joseph Hooker planned an attack he hoped would take his army to Richmond and end the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the Campaign Opposing Commanders Opposing Armies Order of Battle Chancellorsville: Day One Day Two Day Three Chancellorsville Today Wargaming Chancellorsville Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: David Chandler, Carl Smith
• Assisted by: Adam Hook (Illustration), Hook Adam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.1998
• EAN: 9781855327214
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-721-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Warrior; Osprey Military Campaign S.; Warrior; Campaign; Osprey Military Campaign S.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA