This book was written by Noah Andre Trudeau, published in 1990, the narrative is 322 pages and is illustrated with black and white drawings. Nobody has brought together in one volume some many eye witness accounts from both sides. Civil War History winner of the Fletcher Pratt award in this authoritative chronicle of the great 1864 Overland Campaign in Virginia, Noah Andre Trudeau vividly recreates the brutal forty days that marked the beginning of the end of the Civil War. In riveting detail Trudeau traces the carnage from the initial battles in Virginia's Wilderness to the gruesome hand to hand combat at Spotsylvania's "Bloody Angle", to the ingenious trap laid by Lee at the North Anna River, to the killing ground of Cold Harbor. Through fascinating eyewitness accounts, he relates the human stories behind the epic saga. Common soldiers struggle to find the words to describe the agony of their comrades, incredible tales of individual valor, their own mortality. Also recounting their experiences are the women who nursed these soldiers and black troops who were getting their first taste of battle. The raw vitality of battle sketches by Edwin Forbes and Alfred R. Waud compliment the words of the participants. This paper back book is in good condition.

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