{"product_id":"the-richmond-campaign-of-1862-gary-w-gallagher-9780807859193","title":"The Richmond Campaign of 1862: The Peninsula and the Seven Days","description":"The Richmond campaign of April-July 1862 ranks as one of the most important military operations of the first years of the American Civil War. Key political, diplomatic, social, and military issues were at stake as Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan faced off on the peninsula between the York and James Rivers. The climactic clash came on June 26-July 1 in what became known as the Seven Days battles, when Lee, newly appointed as commander of the Confederate forces, aggressively attacked the Union army. Casualties for the entire campaign exceeded 50,000, more than 35,000 of whom fell during the Seven Days. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers nine essays in which well-known Civil War historians explore questions regarding high command, strategy and tactics, the effects of the fighting upon politics and society both North and South, and the ways in which emancipation figured in the campaign. The authors have consulted previously untapped manuscript sources and reinterpreted more familiar evidence, sometimes focusing closely on the fighting around Richmond and sometimes looking more broadly at the background and consequences of the campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eWilliam A. Blair\u003cbr\u003eKeith S. Bohannon\u003cbr\u003ePeter S. Carmichael\u003cbr\u003eGary W. Gallagher\u003cbr\u003eJohn T. Hubbell\u003cbr\u003eR. E. L. Krick\u003cbr\u003eRobert K. Krick\u003cbr\u003eJames Marten\u003cbr\u003eWilliam J. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Richmond campaign of 1862, waged by armies under Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan, ranks as one of the most important military operations of the first years of the American Civil War. This book offers nine essays in which well-known Civil War historians explore questions regarding high command, strategy and tactics, the effects of the fighting upon politics and society both North and South, and the ways in which emancipation figured in the campaign. The authors have consulted previously untapped manuscript sources and reinterpreted more familiar evidence, sometimes focusing closely on the fighting around Richmond and sometimes looking more broadly at the background and consequences of the campaign. The contributors are William A. Blair, Keith S. Bohannon, Peter S. Carmichael, Gary W. Gallagher, John T. Hubbell, Robert E. L. Krick, Robert K. Krick, James Marten, and William J. Miller.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary W. Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807859192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807859193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Gary W. Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120281907455,"sku":"9780807859193","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0061bc77-ed08-4ab7-b13c-2071b45bd559.jpg?v=1687413485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-richmond-campaign-of-1862-gary-w-gallagher-9780807859193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}