Bloody Angle: Hancock's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, May 12, 1864

Title: Bloody Angle: Hancock's Assault on the Mule Shoe Salient, May 12, 1864
Author: John Cannan
ISBN: 9780306811517
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2002
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 160
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
C: 1698306
Section: History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publisher Description: On the morning of May 12, 1864, the site of the daring Union assault on the center of the Confederate line became the scene of the fiercest hand-to-hand combat of the Civil War, and thereafter was known as the "Bloody Angle." Da Capo's new "Battleground America" series offers a unique approach to the battles and battlefields of America. Each book in the series highlights a small American battlefield-sometimes a small portion of a much larger battlefield-and tells the story of the brave soldiers who fought there. Using soldiers' memoirs, letters and diaries, as well as contemporary illustrations, the human ordeal of battle comes to life on the page.All of the units, important individuals, and actions of each engagement on the battlefield are described in a clear and concise narrative. Detailed maps complement the text and illustrate small unit action at each stage of the battle. Then-and-now photographs tie the dramatic events of the past to the modern battlefield site and highlight the importance of terrain in battle. The present-day historical site of the battle is described in detail with suggestions for touring.