The Eastern Theater of the Civil War

By: Johnson, Taft

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Civil War's Eastern Theater included the campaigns that are generally most famous in the history of the war, if not for their strategic significance, but for their proximity to the large population centers, the major newspapers, and the capital cities of the opposing parties. The imaginations of both Northeners and Southerners were captured by the epic struggles between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac. The bloodiest battle of the war (Gettysburg) and the bloodiest single day of the war (Antietam) were both fought in this theater. The capitals of Washington, D.C., and Richmond were both attacked or besieged. It has been argued that the Western Theater was more strategically important in defeating the Confederacy, but it is inconceivable that the civilian populations of both sides could have considered the war to be at an end without the resolution of Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865. This must-have book for Civil War enthusiasts recounts the major players and campaigns and of the Eastern Theater, revisiting the vast impact these men and battles had on American history.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1241048711
• ISBN13: 9781241048716
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.7"