Decisions at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House : the eighteen critical decisions that defined the battles / Dave Townsend ; maps by Tim Kissel.

Author: Townsend, Dave, 1947- author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintKnoxville, TN : The University of Tennessee Press, [2020]

Descriptionxvii, 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Note:Before the battles -- The Battle of The Wilderness -- Transition to Spotsylvania Court House -- The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House -- Conclusion -- Appendix I. Battlefield guide to the critical decisions at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House -- Appendix II. Union order of battle -- Appendix III. Confederate order of battle.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-374) and index.

Note:"The Battles of The Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House were the first two battles of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign. Intended for a general readership, this book endeavors to bring readers face-to-face with the critical impasses and subsequent decisions made by Union and Confederate commanders to determine the outcomes of the Battle of the Wilderness and the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Townsend provides a guided tour of the battlefields as well." --Provided by publisher.

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