The Confederacy at Flood Tide: The Political and Military Ascension, June to December 1862

by Philip Leigh

Book Overview

The Fleeting Moment When the Confederate States of America Had the Best Opportunity to Achieve Independence and Why Their Efforts Failed
The first six months of 1862 provided a string of Federal victories in the West at Mill Springs, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Number 10, and Shiloh. In May, New Orleans fell, and Union General George McClellan's army was so close to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, that the troops could...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594162484
• ISBN13: 9781594162480
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 9.1"