A Worse Place Than Hell: How the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg Changed a Nation

by John Matteson

Book Overview

December 1862 drove the United States toward a breaking point. The Battle of Fredericksburg shattered Union forces and Northern confidence. As Abraham Lincoln's government threatened to fracture, this critical moment also tested five extraordinary individuals whose lives reflect the soul of a nation. The changes they underwent led to profound repercussions in the country's law, literature, politics, and popular mythology. Taken together, their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039388242X
• ISBN13: 9780393882421
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"