Free Downloads Lee's Retreat : A History And Field Guide
This vivid mile-by-mile account takes you on the roads the soldiers used as Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia on its last march from Petersburg to Appomattox, April 1865. Eleven detailed road maps and nine battle diagrams by Steve Stanley. Numerous modern and period photographs and contemporary line drawings.
Paperback: 84 pages
Publisher: Page One Inc.; First Edition edition (September 17, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 097043670X
ISBN-13: 978-0970436702
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,342,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #70 in Books > History > Americas > United States > Civil War > Campaigns & Battlefields > Appomattox #1752 in Books > Travel > United States > South > South Atlantic #13513 in Books > History > Military > United States
Noted Civil War historian Chris Calkins provides a great service to those who follow the path of the Army of Northern Virginia and the pursuing Army of the Potomac during the last week of the Civil War in Virginia. This is the latest of several published studies of the Appomattox campaign that Chris has authored.Drawing upon his tremendous knowledge of the battles that broke the Confederacy's hold on Petersburg and the surrounding area in early April, 1865, Calkins provides a very useful, highly readable guide for those who would like to drive the official "Lee's Retreat" driving tour from Petersburg to Appomattox. The maps by Steve Stanley are excellent. Using "Lee's Retreat: A History and Field Guide", the traveler comes to grips with the first-person accounts that put flesh on the bones of the signs and limited-range AM radio messages available at selected stops along the trail. This nicely designed and sturdily bound paperback guide is well worth the modest cost and may well lead the reader to delve deeper into this fascinating period -- the final days of the Civil War in Virginia.
If you want to buy any guide book on this epic campaign and want to get the correct and informative information, go nowhere else.Between Burke Davis and Chris Calkins you are good to go on books on this last chapter of the Civil War.Chris Calkins however, is the authority on every aspect of the Appomattox Campaign.
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