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Battle of the Wilderness Merchandise, Books, Art Prints.
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merchandise and
collectibles online. The Battle of the Wilderness
took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia on May 5-7, 1864. Forces engaged
were +160,000 (US 102,000 - CS 61,000) and estimated casualties were about
30,000 (US 18,400 - CS 11,400). These links will re-direct you to our affiliate,
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From the Line of Fire
Generals Robert E. Lee and
James Longstreet, The Battle of the Wilderness, May 6th, 1864. John Paul
Strain. As wildfires burn in the background, General Robert E. Lee rides
up to General James Longstreet. Later describing his long time friend and
commander, Longstreet said, "Lee's blood was up, and when his blood was up
there was no stopping him." 18¾"x 28¼" limited edition print is signed and
numbered by the artist.
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Harper's Weekly 10 Bloodiest Battles of the Civil War
These beautifully reproduced
facsimiles of Harper's Weekly, one of the most influential newspapers in
America during the Civil War, contain national and international news,
editorials, political cartoons, short stories, poetry, period advertising
and elegant illustrations. The ten issues selected here contain coverage
of the ten bloodiest battles of the war: Gettysburg, Chickamauga,
Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, Antietam, the Wilderness, Second
Manassas, Fredericksburg, Shiloh and Fort Donelson.
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Wicked Spring - DVD
In the midst of the Battle
of the Wilderness, six lost, ragged and exhausted soldiers share a
campfire, some food, camaraderie and a brief respite from the day's
fighting. Under the cover of darkness, they are all the same - with hopes,
fears and dreams - but when the rising sun reveals them to be enemies, the
stage is set for a fatal confrontation. DVD version includes the
director's comments along with Spanish subtitles. Approximately 105
minutes.
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At the Right Hand of Longstreet
Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer. Sorrel. G. Moxley Sorrel
served as adjutant-general under James
Longstreet from Manassas to the battle of the Wilderness, where
he was at the side of Longstreet when he fell. Here, Sorrel provides a
fascinating firsthand account of his life and experiences as a soldier under
Longstreet's command during the war for Southern Independence. 315 pages,
5¼"x 8", softcover.
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Battle in the Wilderness
Grant Meets Lee
In the spring of 1864,
General U.S. Grant moved his Army of the Potomac across the Rapidan River
in an effort to beat the Confederacy, only to be foiled by Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia. This vivid history describes the two bloody
days of the Battle of the Wilderness - one of the momentous encounters of
the Civil War's two greatest generals. 132 pgs. 30 B&W photos and 17 maps,
6"x 9", sfbd.
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Bloody Roads South
The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864. Trudeau. In this
authoritative chronicle, the author vividly re-creates the brutal 40 days
that marked the beginning of the end of the Civil War. In riveting detail,
he 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. 392 pgs., illustrated, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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If It Takes All Summer
The Battle of Spotsylvania
Drawing on extensive
research from manuscript collections and available literature, this book
sets the strategic stage for the campaign before turning to a detailed
description of tactical movements. It offers abundant fresh material on
the race from the Wilderness to Spotsylvania, the role of Federal and
Confederate cavalry, Emory Upton's brilliantly conceived Union assault and
the bitter clash at the Harris farm, assessing each side's successes,
failures and principal commanders. 471 pgs., 6¼"x 9¼", hdbd.
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The Wilderness Campaign
The eight essays assembled
in this book explore aspects of the background, conduct, and repercussions
of the fighting in the Wilderness. Through an often-revisionist lens, they
focus on topics such as civilian expectations for the campaign, morale in
the two armies, and the generalship of Lee, Grant, Philip H. Sheridan,
Richard S. Ewell, A. P. Hill, James Longstreet and Lewis A. Grant. 288
pgs., 35 illustrations and 12 maps, 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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Law's Alabama Brigade in the War Between the Union and Confederacy
Laine & Penny. This is the compelling story of the
five infantry regiments from Alabama known as Law's Brigade. Covering
combat, army politics and human interest, it follows them through their
actions at Gettysburg and Chickamauga, and presents them at their finest
hour: fighting alone against four Federal divisions at the Wilderness.
Includes a complete roster of the brigade, including regimental commanders
and their staff. 480 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.
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The Battle of the Wilderness
May 5-6, 1864
This exhaustive study not
only takes a fresh look at published documents but also examines an
extensive body of unpublished material, much of which has never before
been brought to bear on the subject. These diaries, memoirs, letters and
reports shed new light on several aspects of the campaign, compelling the
author to offer a critical new perspective on the overall development of
the battle. 520 pgs., 6¼"x 9¼", hdbd.
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Lee's Miserables
Life in the Army of Northern Virginia from the Wilderness to Appomattox.
Power. This is a compelling social history of Robert E. Lee's Army of
Northern Virginia during its final year. It sheds new light on such
questions as the state of morale in the army, the causes of desertion, ties
between the army and the home front, the debate over arming black men in the
Confederacy, and the causes of Confederate defeat. 488 pgs., 6"x 9¼", sfbd.
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Prince of Edisto
Brigadier General Micah Jenkins CSA.
Swisher. Micah Jenkins developed into one of the outstanding regimental
and brigade commanders in Lee'sConfederate army. Here, you'll follow the
career of this courageous but overlooked leader, from his early days of
the Civil War at First Manassas through his command of Hood's division
after Chickamauga to his death by friendly fire in the Battle of the
Wilderness. 272 pages, 33 illustrations and maps, 6"x 9", softcover
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Richard S. Ewell
A Soldiers Life. Pfanz. General Richard Stoddert Ewell holds a unique
place in the history of the Army of Northern Virginia. For four months,
Ewell was Stonewall Jackson's most trusted subordinate; when Jackson died,
Ewell took command of the Second Corps, leading it at Gettysburg, the
Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. This biography presents the most
detailed portrait yet of the man sometimes referred to as Stonewall
Jackson's right arm. 680 pgs., 48 illustrations, 22 maps, 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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The Battered Stars
One State's Civil War Ordeal During Grant's Overland Campaign.
Coffin. The author has unearthed previously unpublished archival material
- scores of wartime letters, records, diaries and newspaper accounts - to
create a vivid description of the horror and bravery of the Wilderness,
Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna and Cold Harbor battles. He also
tells the story of the people at home in Vermont, with their granite-like
resolve. 415 pgs., 75 B&W photos, 6"x 9", hdbd.
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The Battlefields of the Civil War
Davis. This book tells the stories of 13 of the most important Civil War
battles including First Manassas, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg
and the Wilderness. It not only describes the military outcomes of
these great engagements, it also delves into the personalities of the
commanders and their subordinates and how they may have affected the outcome
of the battles. Includes 35 full-page color spreads of artifacts, 28 color
paintings of soldiers and 166 historical photos. 256 pgs., 10"x 13", sfbd.
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Touched With Fire
Civil War Letters and Diary of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Mark De Wolfe Howe, ed. This volume consists of all of the Civil War
letters to his parents that Justice Holmes possessed and the complete text
of his Civil War diary. The letters cover the period when Holmes
participated in the Peninsula Campaign, 1st and 2nd Fredericksburg, and
Antietam, while the diary is principally concerned with the Wilderness
Campaign, the Battle of Spotsylvania and the assault on Petersburg. 182
pages, 5½"x 8", softcover.
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Victory Without Triumph
The Wilderness, May 6th & 7th, 1864. Priest.
This book details the vicious infantry fighting along the Pack Road,
Longstreet's counterstrike against the II Corps, the cavalry operations of
both armies near Todd's Tavern, and John B. Gordon's daring assault
against the Army of the Potomac's right flank. 350 pgs., 38 maps, 6¼"x
9¼", hdbd.
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Voices From Cemetery Hill
The Civil War Diary, Reports, and Letters of Col. William Henry Asbury
Speer. Allen Paul Speer. Col. Speer fought in 16 major battles, was
wounded twice, served time in Northern prison camps, participated in
Pickett's charge, and marched with Jackson around the Union Army at
Chancellorsville. His Civil War diary and letters provide vivid, often
graphic, accounts of battles at Hanover Court House, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. 235 pgs., 60 B&W photos and
illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Wilderness Campaign
The Meeting of Grant and Lee
On May 5 and 6, 1864, in a
rugged area of tangled woods and brush on the south side of the Rapidan
River in Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met for the first
time on a Civil War battlefield. The vicious, confused fighting lasted for
two days; and though no clear victor emerged, neither conceded defeat, and
the death-grapple thus commenced continued for nearly a year. 542 pgs., 25
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And Keep Moving On
The Virginia Campaign, May-June 1864. Grimsley. Learn how the 1864
presidential election affected the campaign, discover the motivation of
soldiers and examine the interconnections among the major battles and raids.
"The six-week military campaign that began that May. . . became a legendary
duel. By focusing on the Wilderness, Grimsley also takes us into a moment
when the Civil War battlefield - if not combat itself - was transformed." -
The Washington Post. 336 pages, maps and illustrations, 6¼"x 9", soft cover. |
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