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Sword over Richmond

Sword over Richmond

by Richard Wheeler

First published: 1986

Description

Uses eyewitness accounts to describe General George McClellan's ill-fated attempt to capture Richmond in 1862 and explains the impact of this military failure on the course of the Civil War.

Subjects

Peninsular Campaign, 1862 Personal narratives History Peninsular campaign, 1862 Mcclellan, george brinton, 1826-1885
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