Battles and Leaders of the Civil War The Chancellorsville Campaign Illustrated eBook Darius N Couch
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*Illustrated with maps and pictures of the battle’s important commanders In early May 1863, the Army of the Potomac was at the height of its power as it bore down on Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia near Fredericksburg, where the Confederates had defeated the Union the previous December. Although heavily outnumbered, Lee’s army persevered and went on to win the Battle of Chancellorsville, perhaps its most impressive tactical victory. The battle is famous for Lee’s decision to split his army in the face of the Army of the Potomac, despite being outnumbered, having Stonewall Jackson march around the Union’s right flank and surprising the XI Corps with an attack. The bold tactics eventually resulted in General Hooker ordering his army’s retreat, paving the way for Lee to invade Pennsylvania. However, Lee would lose his “right arm” at the Battle. Stonewall Jackson had become famous for his role at the First Battle of Bull Run, the 1862 Valley Campaign, and Second Manassas, but the flank attack at Chancellorsville may have been his greatest feat in the Civil War. But Jackson was struck down the very night of the attack, mortally wounded by his own men during the night of May 2, 1863 after conducting scouting ahead of his own lines. Jackson would die 8 days later, forever crippling the Army of Northern Virginia One of the most prominent generals during the battle was Darius N. Couch. After the war, he wrote an account of the Chancellorsville campaign that was eventually published in the well known Battles & Leaders series. As was his custom, Couch pulled no punches, analyzing the campaign and offering his suggestions on what should have been done better. This edition of Battles & Leaders of the Civil War The Chancellorsville Campaign is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and pictures of the battle’s important commanders.
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War The Chancellorsville Campaign Illustrated eBook Darius N Couch
This is a historical recounting in two ways of the Chancellorville Campaign in the American Civil War. First, most of the book uses the accounts of General Couch who was very active in the Union armies battles against the Confederate army, particularly General Robert E. Lee. The photos of the major participants helps to highlight the "realness" of the major leaders. The maps help too, but they usually require study to follow.The occasional typo should have been caught by the Charles Rivers editors. But they weren't major. To feel as if "you are there" in a factual, reportage way, this book serves well.
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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War The Chancellorsville Campaign Illustrated eBook Darius N Couch Reviews
Factual and non-biased.
This ebook is very interesting and informative. More work should be given to proofreading these books, before selling them to readers.
UDPATED POSTING I was initially not impressed with this purchase as you can tell from my review below. However, I did some additional research on the article and found out it was part of the Battle and Leaders of the Civil War Series. My mistake for not doing the research upfront on the series. Anyway, after looking at the entire series and how each article came to be, I have changed my opinion on this particular story as it relates to the entire series. I talked to several experts on these articles and have sinced purchased the entire series. Now that I fully understand the purpose behind the articles, I find them a bit more interesting and a new perspective on the subject at hand. Read them, enjoy them, but remember they are written with an very narrow focus; the author's perspective only.
ORIGINAL POSTING I purchased this in an attempt to gain a new perspective on the battle. While it was quick and easy reading, I was left wanting a lot more. It is written from the Union perspecite (Gen Darius N. Couch) and I hoped it would have gone into more detail about Chancellorsville and why the Union failed miserably during the battle. I guess for 32 pages, or something like that, you can't expect much. I should have read the product details better and maybe I would have been better informed as to what I was getting. Even though it was only $0.99, it was still a disappointment to me. Would not recommend this unless you were so bored and couldn't think of anything better to do.
General Couch is able, in a clear, professional & gentlemanly manner to illuminate Hooker's absolute stupidity and lack of ability at Chancellorsville. He also gives credit where due to the successful strategies of Gen'ls Lee and Jackson. Darius Couch writes well and plainly.
There are 30 or more titles in this series, each on one specific battle, or part of a battle, of the Civil War. I highly recommend collecting them all. Each is 24-40 pages long.
My husband reads everything he can about the American Civil War, and we have visited most of the battlefields in person. Even though he has studied the battles and has an extensive knowledge base, he enjoyed reading these, and keeps them all on his . I enjoyed reading them as well.
These are writings from the time, with present day editorials, and tend to be from one point of view, the person writing, often a General or other person involved at the time.
This is a historical recounting in two ways of the Chancellorville Campaign in the American Civil War. First, most of the book uses the accounts of General Couch who was very active in the Union armies battles against the Confederate army, particularly General Robert E. Lee. The photos of the major participants helps to highlight the "realness" of the major leaders. The maps help too, but they usually require study to follow.
The occasional typo should have been caught by the Charles Rivers editors. But they weren't major. To feel as if "you are there" in a factual, reportage way, this book serves well.
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