{"product_id":"three-years-in-the-army-henry-n-blake-9798995545408","title":"Three Years in the Army of the Potomac (Annotated)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree Years in the Army of the Potomac \u003c\/strong\u003eis a narrative history of the Eleventh Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (U.S. Civil War) by one of its line officers. It was written in late 1864 and early 1865 while its author, Henry Nichols Blake, was recuperating from a wound received at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. The Eleventh Massachusetts was a three-year regiment formed in Boston and Essex County that participated in every Eastern Theater campaign except Antietam. \u003cem\u003eThe Army and Navy Journal \u003c\/em\u003eof May 13, 1865 remarked on the unusual nature of the book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is the boldest and bitterest stricture on military operations as yet evoked by this war - a spoonful of fresh horseradish, quite a relish in its peculiarity. If sustained by evidence, it will prove an important source of information for writers upon the operations of the Army of the Potomac.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis version presents the original text to modern readers with minor editing, mainly for typographical errors. It includes footnotes, an appendix, and a bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry N. Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995545408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cross Sword Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Henry N. Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852903788799,"sku":"9798995545408","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-years-in-the-army-henry-n-blake-9798995545408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}