The Seven Days Forgotten Turning Point of the American Civil War |
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| Author:
| Herson, Jacob S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5208-0904-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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The armies of Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan fought for seven straight days outside Richmond, Virginia in the early summer of 1862. Altogether, it was the largest battle ever fought in North America, with 180,000 combatants. It was also Lee's first battle as a field commander and the Confederacy's best chance to win the war.A victory for McClellan could have shortened the war and restored the Union but would not have ended slavery--this was not yet a Federal war aim nor was it...
More DescriptionThe armies of Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan fought for seven straight days outside Richmond, Virginia in the early summer of 1862. Altogether, it was the largest battle ever fought in North America, with 180,000 combatants. It was also Lee's first battle as a field commander and the Confederacy's best chance to win the war.A victory for McClellan could have shortened the war and restored the Union but would not have ended slavery--this was not yet a Federal war aim nor was it supported by a majority of Northerners. The Seven Days was the tipping point that convinced President Abraham Lincoln and other moderate Republicans to embrace emancipation as both a military and moral necessity.This concise nonfiction narrative synthesizes the scholarship on the Seven Days to bring these dramatic, pivotal, and forgotten events to light.