A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee-a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and changed the course of American history.



At the outset of the Battle of the Wilderness, General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia remained capable of defeating the Army of the Potomac. But two days of relentless fighting in dense Virginia woods, Robert E. Lee was never again able to launch offensive operations against Grant's army. Lee, who faced trem...