Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War Contributor(s): Davis, William C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807108677 ISBN-13: 9780807108673 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1981 Annotation: The first major history ever written on the first battle of the Civil War, this narrative describes the chaotic fighting by courageous amateurs that nearly resulted in Confederate independence. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - General |
Dewey: 973.7 |
LCCN: 76042322 |
Series: History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.51" W x 8.49" (0.84 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the first passage in William C. Davis' book about "the twilight of America's innocence: to the last, the reader is carried through what many in the 1860s believed would be the only major conflict between North and South. So optimistic were the people in Washington that a crowd of civilians came from the city with picnic hampers to witness the crushing defeat of the upstart "rebels." The following day, however, the mood would shatter in a battle that confounded the expectations of both sides--the first Battle at Bull Run. It was a training ground for some of America's most colorful military figures: P.G.T. Beauregard, Joe Johnson, Irvin McDowell, and "Stonewall" Jackson. It also marked the first strategic use of railroads and was perhaps the first time the horrors of battle were photographed for the people back home. Drawing from a wealth of material--old letters, journals, memoirs, and military records--Davis brings to life a vivid and vital chapter in American history. |