Marye's Heights : Fredericksburg (Battlegound America Series) (Battlegound America)
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Book Description
Fredericksburg was one of the most tragic battles of the Civil War. No sector was more hotly contested than the area held by Longstreet?s troops and known as Marye?s Heights. While the heights seemed impregnable to the charging Union troops, Longstreet?s men took heavy casualties and many times felt they were on the point of being overrun. The latest Battleground America volume covers the actions, units and personalities of this key section of the Fredericksburg battlefield and describes in detail the area as it was in 1862 and the national park that occupies the site today.
BATTLEGROUND AMERICA Writing on the American Civil War has reached a high standard in recent years, but few of the books are as useful as they might be for the increasing numbers of people who are actually visiting the battlefields or who wish to wargame or re-enact one of the significant actions of the larger battles. At the other extreme, most published battlefield guides describe the monuments and geographic features in isolation from the dramatic events that occurred there. Combined Publishing?s new Battleground America series draws on years of experience gained in compiling the Battleground Europe series on World Wars I and II to present a unique approach to the battles and battlefields of America?s greatest conflict. Combined Publishing authors are producing a series of guides to the key sectors of the American Civil War battlefields. All of the units, important individuals, and major actions of each engagement are described in detail. Maps, diagrams, and then-and-now photographs tie the dramatic events of the past to the battlefield sites as they exist today. Each stage of the battle is also described by extracts from memoirs and diaries of the time, bringing home in a very personal manner what it actually felt like to be present at these heroic but tragic ev1nts. Guides are included that describe touring the present-day battlefield, local accommodations, key features that are often overlooked, and suggestions for further study. Even those not actually visiting the battlefields will have an expanded sense of the significance of the actions and the influence of the terrain on which they were fought.
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