Army of amateurs : General Benjamin F. Butler and the Army of the James, 1863-1865 / Edward G. Longacre.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Longacre, Edward G., 1946-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Mechanicsburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, [1997], ©1997.
Edition:First edition.
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Butler, Benjamin F. > (Benjamin Franklin), > 1818-1893.
United States. > Army of the James.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
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Physical Description:xii, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Contents:
  • Ben Butler takes command
  • From desk general to field leader
  • Anatomy of an army
  • On to Richmond?
  • Debacle at Drewry's Bluff
  • Death in the meadows
  • The Petersburg follies
  • Four days of frustration
  • Regular approaches
  • Action on the northside, action on the south
  • A taste of victory
  • From the James to the Hudson
  • Closing the last door
  • Winter of content
  • Final triumph
  • Postwar service.