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I wish there were more books like that that study both sides equally.

Retreat from Gettysburg : Lee, logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign, 2005, by Kent Masterson Brown, ISBN: 0807829218

I really enjoyed reading this book because it dealt with a subject that I had never encountered in detail before: Lee's retreat after the battle of Gettysburg.

Lee's use of defensive field fortifications, his protection of the supply train filled with the results of his foraging during the campaign, the Unions efforts at pursuit, and more than anything else, the unbelievable suffering of the exhausted and wounded Confederate soldiers.

This book was a real eye opener for me.

Another interesting evaluation of the retreat is:
One Continuous Fight by EJ Wittenberg, JD Petruzzi & Michael F Nugent. It is a good detailed study of the retreat and as a bonus, included complete directions for a driving tour, including GPS coordinates.

-Jim

Jim wrote:

Another interesting evaluation of the retreat is:
One Continuous Fight by EJ Wittenberg, JD Petruzzi & Michael F Nugent. It is a good detailed study of the retreat and as a bonus, included complete directions for a driving tour, including GPS coordinates.

-Jim

I have that book autographed by Nugent. He's a PD officer in Westbrook, a town about five minutes from where I live. I agree it's a good book.

Amish John wrote:

"Antietam, The Soldier's Battle" by John Priest

AWESOME book! Get that one for sure. ~Gary

I'm now reading Sessionville - Assault On Charleston by Patrick Brennon. Very interesting read about this often overlooked battle. Not many folks realize how important the battle was because it was happening at the same time as the Peninsula campaign. Charleston was a major hub for the CSA and if it fell, it could very well have lead to the end of the war. This was the only attempt by the Union to take Charleston by land and it failed miserably. The assault on Ft. Lamar/Tower Battery is described in graphic detail.. Very graphic.. Lots of eyewitness accounts of the effects of short range artillery fire.. :ohmy:

Hey any suggestions on a detailed book on the campaigns in the west? I've read many books on the ANV and the battles in the East but I was wanting to start reading more about the west. Any suggestions are appreciated :laugh:

I've read four books by Gordon Rhea, beginning with the Wilderness battle to Cold Harbor. They are really good books. They end in front of Richmond and the siege. Is there a good book that would pick up sometime after Cold Harbor and include the movement on Petersburg ?


Harmon

NY Cavalry wrote:

I've read four books by Gordon Rhea, beginning with the Wilderness battle to Cold Harbor. They are really good books. They end in front of Richmond and the siege. Is there a good book that would pick up sometime after Cold Harbor and include the movement on Petersburg ?


Harmon

The Last Citadel by Noah Andre Trudeau gives a good broad-view of the siege of Petersburg.

Hey AG,

I haven't read this book by Noah Andre Trudeau.

I have read his "Gettysburg - A Testing Of Courage" and just finished "Southern Storm - Sherman's March To The Sea".

I will have to pick up your suggestion, "The Last Citadel".

Chamberlain