Lee's Last Campaign: The Story of Lee and His Men Against Grant-1864

by Clifford Dowdey

Overview

By May 1864, General Robert E. Lee had been transformed from a young soldier into a gray-haired patriarch of the Confederate cause. As Lee struggled to keep his ragged soldiers alive, he faced pressure from two fronts. Grant’s Union Army not only had superior numbers, but a steadfast infra-structure or railroads and industrialized supply routes. Lee’s Last Campaign is a triumph of historic research and elegant writing. In this essential analysis of General Lee’s military strategy, Dowdey follows the triumphs and tragedies of the Army of Northern Virginia as it breathed its last gasps at the end of the Civil War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616084110
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	09/13/2011
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Clifford Dowdey (1904–1979) was an American writer, best known for his fascination with the Civil War and southern American history. A native of Richmond, Virginia, Dowdey lived and worked in almost every region of the United States before returning back to his home state. He published his first bestseller, Bugles Blow No More, in 1937 and would write over thirty-five books throughout his career. He died in Richmond in 1979.

Table of Contents

Part 1 One Against The Gods

I "The Weight of Empire" 3

II "There Will Be Nothing Left for Us to Live for" 34

III "The Army Was Put in Motion Today" 61

IV "Go Down the Road and Strike the Enemy" 83

V "If Night Would Only Come ..." 104

VI "There Are No Ifs" 137

Part 2 "To Command is to Wear Out"

VII "If It Takes All Summer" 179

VIII "The Picture Presented Is One of Ultimate Starvation" 217

IX "Good Health Is Indispensable in War..." 249

X "My Idea Has Been to Beat Lee's Army North of Rich mond" 301

XI "It Will Be a Mere Question of Time" 317

Epilogue: "The Very Best Soldier" 359

Bibliographical Essay 'with Selected Bibliography 377

Index 401