The heart of hell the soldiers' struggle for Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle / Jeffry D. Wert.
| Author/creator | Wert, Jeffry D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2022] |
| Description | xiv, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles |
| Subjects |
| Series | Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557 |
| Abstract | "The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without parallel during the Civil War. A Union assault that began at 4:30 A.M. on May 12, 1864, sparked brutal combat that lasted nearly twenty-four hours. By the predawn hours of May 13, some 17,500 officers and men from both sides had been killed, wounded, or captured when the fighting ceased. The site of the most intense clashes became forever known as the Bloody Angle. Here, renowned military historian Jeffry D. Wert draws on the personal narratives of Union and Confederate troops who survived the fight to offer a gripping story of Civil War combat at its most difficult"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021054796 |
| ISBN | 9781469668420 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |